Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing prepares to drive on the grid- Source: Getty
Mercedes chief communications officer and team representative Bradley Lord claimed that he and the German team regret not checking up on Max Verstappen's well-being after his infamous clash with Lewis Hamilton at the 2021 British GP. The Red Bull driver and the seven-time F1 world champion went hammer and tongs against each other on the opening lap of the race in Silverstone.
With Verstappen starting in pole position and Hamilton behind, the Brit got a slightly better start and was up on the gearbox of the Dutch driver. After harrying him for the majority of the lap, the duo came together at the Corpse corner as the Red Bull driver went in the barriers with a 51G crash while Hamilton went on to win the race.
There was a lot of animosity between the two teams from the race, but speaking with PlanetF1, Lord spoke about his only regret from the incident was not checking up on Max Verstappen, saying:
