Verstappen: I'm over the crash caused by Hamilton last year Max Verstappen says Hamilton harbors no ill will toward him ahead of his return to Silverstone this weekend. The two drivers collided on the first lap of last year's British Grand Prix, causing Verstappen to sustain 51g,

Verstappen: I am now indifferent about the crash caused by Hamilton last year

Max Verstappen said Hamilton had no ill will towards him ahead of his return to Silverstone this weekend.

The two drivers collided on the first lap of last year's British Grand Prix, causing Verstappen to sustain 51g, which caused great controversy. Due to the accident, Verstappen had to be sent to the hospital for preventive examination. Although Hamilton was penalized 10 seconds, he still won the race.

This heightened tension between the two riders. Verstappen expressed dissatisfaction with Hamilton's celebrations while in hospital and believed he deserved a bigger punishment.

Red Bull 's Horner and Marco's series of remarks about Hamilton prompted Mercedes to fight back. Hamilton also received racial abuse online following the accident.

A year after the accident, Verstappen finds himself ahead of Hamilton in the race for the world title due to their less mature car this year.

Before the British Grand Prix, Verstappen commented on how he feels about returning to Silverstone. "It's fine for me. I don't have any special feelings about what happened before."

"Of course the collision didn't feel very good, but I love the track, I love going there and racing and it's a great atmosphere. So I don't mean any harm. I also feel like I can put these things down very easily On the side. It's not a good influence for me personally, but we come out and we want to win."

Although there will be a lot of support for Verstappen in most races in Europe, in . Among the more than 400,000 spectators at Silverstone over the three days, Hamilton was undoubtedly the most popular.

But Verstappen said he was indifferent to the fans' behavior because once we jumped in the car with our helmets on, we couldn't hear anything. So it doesn't matter to me. "