Max Verstappen has admitted that he made "a mistake" by crashing into George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix after everything "went red" for him amid extreme frustration.

Verstappen was penalised for causing a collision with Russell during the Barcelona race in June having appeared to intentionally drive his Red Bull into the Mercedes.

The 10-second penalty Verstappen received dropped him from fifth to 10th, costing him nine world championship points, which would have come in handy as he charged back into contention for a fifth successive drivers' title after the summer break.

Verstappen, whose title bid is now all but over after he fell 49 points behind championship leader Lando Norris following the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday, brought up the Barcelona incident as he reflected on

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