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Max Verstappen admits he messed up one part of F1 2025 five months on
Max Verstappen has admitted that crashing into George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix out of frustration was “a mistake.” Red Bull’s Verstappen was penalized and dropped from fifth to 10th, losing nine world championship points. Verstappen sits 49 points adrift of Lando Norris in the drivers’ standings. Reflecting on his 2025 season during the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Verstappen confessed that he “went red” during the incident in Spain. Verstappen learned from his mistake and vowed such moments “won’t happen again.” Barcelona aside, Verstappen has been exemplary this season and is unlikely to win a fifth consecutive world championship despite his remarkable resurgence.
