Verstappen reveals car damage after SCARY Perez incident

Max Verstappen has revealed the extent of his car damage following an incident with Sergio Perez during lap one of the Miami Grand Prix.

All the signs indicated another dominant weekend for the Dutchman, taking pole position in both the sprint and Grand Prix qualifying.

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Verstappen won the sprint and looked likely to win Sunday's race until he struck a bollard, prompting a Virtual Safety Car.

The Red Bull driver pitted at the end of lap 23 when the VSC had ended, concerned with his front wing although no damage was initially found.

Did Perez’s incident cause damage to Verstappen?

He held off the Dutch driver from the restart and maintained his lead to eventually win the race.

Verstappen’s struggles in the Turn 14/15 chicane were not the only incident he was involved in during the race.

During the opening lap, his teammate Sergio Perez locked up into Turn 1 colliding with Carlos Sainz and Verstappen.

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Although no harm was initially done, after the race Verstappen revealed the extent of the damage he suffered from the contact.

“Yeah, I was very aware. I mean, I turned in and I saw him lock up,” he said during the post-race press conference.

“And I looked after the race. There was like a scratch on my diffuser. So something must have hit.

“But yeah, it was very close. Could have ended in a disaster, of course, for the team as well. So yeah, lucky.”

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