Martin Brundle attributes blame after Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton crash at Hungarian Grand Prix

Verstappen was enraged following the incident and appeared to blame Hamilton, with the 26-year-old now on a run of three races without a win.

But Brundle, speaking in the direct aftermath of the crash, insisted it was the Red Bull driver who should take responsibility instead.

“Wow, now you’re going to hear a grumpy Max Verstappen but he still had to just keep the steering wheel straight to try and keep slowing the car down," he said.

“He came in with such speed there. He hit the ground so hard there.

"If that’s anybody’s fault it’s Max’s fault, for Lewis, there are no recriminations there.”

Verstappen vented his anger on the Red Bull team radio, swearing in anger and accusing the team of not doing good enough.

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Red Bull race engineer, Gianpiero Lambaise, said the 26-year-old was being 'childish' with his petulant reaction.

"I'm not even going to get into a radio fight with the other teams, Max," he said.

"We'll let the stewards do their thing. It's childish, on the radio. Childish."

Verstappen, speaking after he finished fifth, pointed the finger at Hamilton and defended his own driving in the process.

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"I went for a move that was fully on," he said.

"But then in the middle of the braking zone - when I'm already committed to the move - he suddenly just keeps moving right.

"If I wouldn't have turned while braking straight, I would have made contact with him.

"So naturally I lock up because he just keeps on turning to the right.

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"People always made a lot about what happened in Austria and what was not correct, bla bla bla, but that's on the initial move and then you just brake straight.

"I felt like now was not on the initial move but afterward, during the braking zone he keeps turning right. You cannot do that when someone is committed to the inside.

"That's why I locked up because we would have collided anyway because he turned in on me.

"At the end of the day, if we would have done a better strategy you're not in that position.

"I don't think that was wrong.

"I went for a move that was fully on, I don't think I braked too late."