Kimi Antonelli attempted a wild lunge on the opening lap of the Austrian Grand Prix ended with him smashing into Max Verstappen’s Red Bull, ending both their races
Max Verstappen was taken out on the first lap of the Austrian Grand Prix. He fumed over the radio after being slammed into by rookie Kimi Antonelli at turn three, the Mercedes rookie having lost control of his car and locked up one of his front wheels as he attempted a lunge up the inside.
It was a move that was highly likely to end in disaster and it did, for both Antonelli and Verstappen. Most others managed to avoid the Mercedes but the Dutchman was the unlucky one whose Red Bull was slammed into, spinning it around.
And the force of the impact was enough to end Verstappen’s race. He lost the engine as a result of the crash and quickly reported over the radio that his day’s work was done, clearly unhappy with what had happened.
“I’m out. I got hit like crazy. F***ing idiots,” the four-time Formula 1 champion fumed. But he seemed to have calmed down by the time he climbed out of his car, displaying no aggressive body language to Antonelli who immediately came over to him to apologise for his mistake.
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