Championship runaway chief Max Verstappen has revealed that he has been combating imaginative and prescient issues after his horrific crash with Lewis Hamilton on the British Grand Prix in 2021.
Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen had been locked in a fierce battle throughout the 2021 F1 season which has produced one of many sport’s best-ever years.
The Briton and the Dutchman had been battling it out laborious on a number of events which resulted in a lot of on-track accidents. The British Grand Prix was one of many races that noticed the 2 rivals come collectively as they approached the brutally quick Copse nook.
The pair made contact that resulted in Verstappen spinning off and slamming into the tyre boundaries at excessive velocity. The Pink Bull man might be heard moaning in ache and initially struggling to breathe over the workforce radio, having suffered a 51G sideways affect.
Though Verstappen didn’t report about any points after the incident, he has now revealed that he has been having imaginative and prescient issues because the Silverstone spherical.
Chatting with Pink Bulletin, the reigning champion stated: “Since my crash at Silverstone, I had been combating imaginative and prescient issues, particularly on hilly tracks or circuits with a variety of promoting indicators on the facet of the monitor.
Wanting again at his victory within the 2021 Austin race which is in his private record of greatest wins, he says: “On this race, I fought not solely in opposition to Lewis, but additionally in opposition to blurred imaginative and prescient.
“It was like driving at 300 km/h in a speedboat. I’ve by no means informed you this earlier than, however for a couple of laps it was so dangerous that I critically thought of pulling the automotive over.”
“The one factor that helped was concentrating on my respiration whereas Lewis was panting down my neck. This was an necessary win that I desperately wanted within the battle for the championship,” stated Verstappen.
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