Max Verstappen admits his collision with George Russell in Barcelona back in June was a “mistake” as he reflected on his F1 world championship challenge, which looks set to fall short.

The Dutchman, chasing a record-equalling fifth consecutive title, is 49 points off leader Lando Norris with three rounds remaining and just 83 points left on the table.

Verstappen’s most controversial moment this season was his collision with arch-rival Russell late in the Spanish Grand Prix , in which the Dutchman deliberately drove his Red Bull car into the side of Russell’s Mercedes.

Verstappen was given a 10-second penalty, dropping him from fifth to tenth, costing him nine points, and he has now acknowledged that the incident was a “mistake on his side.”

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