Lewis Hamilton has been backed by Christian Horner after Max Verstappen blamed the Mercedes star for their crash at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday.
Oscar Piastri won the race at Hungaroring, with the McLaren star finishing ahead of team-mate Lando Norris to secure his spot at the top of the podium.
However, there was controversy during the race when Hamilton and Verstappen collided.
After the race, the Red Bull driver insisted Hamilton was to blame. He said he went for a move that was 'fully on' and claimed his rival was 'turning right' in the braking zone.
F1 news: Christian Horner has backed Lewis Hamilton's claim that his crash with Max Verstappen was a 'race incident' in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix
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Hamilton has since laughed off Verstappen's comments, with the veteran saying: “I mean, for me, it was a racing incident. Ultimately, he was much quicker.
“He sent it. I moved, a little bit to defend. But I left space on the inside.
"He locked up. He then couldn’t turn, so came back at a different trajectory and clipped my wheel.
“So, if he was under control, he would have gone by.”
Horner has now provided his assessment, with the Red Bull chief backing Hamilton's assessment that it was a 'racing incident' rather than anything more serious.
"It just didn't work out for us today, we tried giving an overlap to give him the pace but there's plenty for us to look at after the race to understand what we could have done better," he told Sky Sports.
"Lots to take out of the race and we'll come back in a week's time."
He continued: "I would say a racing incident to be honest with you. I would be disappointed if anything was to come of that."
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Verstappen was clearly unhappy after the race.
The Red Bull star swore angrily on the Red Bull team radio, with the 26-year-old unable to hide his emotions.
He criticised the RB20 car and hit out at the side for not doing enough to help him win the race.
Verstappen was quizzed on his comments in the aftermath of the race - but the Dutchman has refused to apologise and suggested everybody must work together to 'do a better job'.
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"I don't think we need to apologise. I just think we need to do a better job," he said.
"I don't know why people think you cannot be vocal on a radio. This is a sport. If some people don't like that then stay home."
Verstappen has now gone three races without a win.
It's the first time that has happened since he was challenging Hamilton for F1 title glory back in 2021.
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And Verstappen, when asked about his current mood, added: "Of course I'm not happy.
"On a day when we're already lacking pace compared to McLaren, you try and hope we do the right things with the strategy which today was not the case.
"To be undercut was not ideal but maybe you get caught out ok. We tried to go a bit longer but my pace was not very good.
"I'm realistic. Today we couldn't have beaten the McLarens, but a P3 was on the cards if we would have been on it a bit more."
