Heartbreaking: Painful” Four Of The Top Formula 1 Drivers Accident In Car Crash….

Three-time reigning Formula 1 world champion and current points leader Max Verstappen of Red Bull had a race to forget on Sunday in Hungary, and for the first time in nearly two months, his gap to second place in the standings shrunk. Straight from the get-go, it looked like it would be a long day for the 26-year-old Dutchman, who was told to give up second place to McLaren’s Lando Norris after overtaking the polesitter on the start by going off of the race track. Verstappen claimed he was shoved wide, but the stewards didn’t see it that way.

Verstappen was forced to play catch-up to Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton for third place after both of his pit stops due to his extended tire changes. Hamilton was able to pass Verstappen before he needed new tires, but he had much more pace the second time around. Lap after lap, though, Verstappen was unable to complete a move; at one point, he appeared to have completed a move going into turn one of the 14-turn, 2.722-mile (4.381-kilometer) road course, but he locked up and made contact with Hamilton, sending the rear of the Red Bull into the air before it slammed