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Pre-race crash makes P2 a win for Red Bull - Verstappen

Max Verstappen says his crash on the way to the grid makes his second place in the Hungarian Grand Prix the equivalent of a win for Red Bull. The reconnaissance laps to the grid took place in wet conditions after pre-race rain, and Verstappen went off at Turn 12 and slid into the barriers. The contact was heavy and resulted in a damaged left-front corner and front wing, but Verstappen limped to the grid where Red Bull completed a remarkable repair job. “I basically locked up and I came off the brakes, tried to brake again, locked again, and I just went straight on,” Verstappen said. “I was already struggling the whole lap for grip and then basically just locked up and I couldn’t...
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