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Topics: Formula 1, Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton
Ryan Smart
The FIA stewards have made their final decision on the Hungarian Grand Prix collision between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.
Verstappen's car clipped the right front tyre of Hamilton's Mercedes after he locked up going into turn one while attempting an overtake.
The impact sent the Red Bull off the track, but Verstappen was able to continue and he finished in fifth place. Hamilton, meanwhile, took the final podium spot in third.
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Both drivers had differing views on the collision in their post-race interviews, with Hamilton calling it a 'racing incident'.
Verstappen, meanwhile, placed the blame at the feet of his rival, claiming that he moved too far to the right under braking and thus forcing the lock-up.
In their final decision, the stewards have taken the same view as Hamilton and determined the collision was a racing incident.
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That means that Verstappen, who had been called to the stewards post-race, has not been given a punishment for the incident.
Stewards examined video evidence and telemetry, which showed that Verstappen's car 'missed the normal cornering line for a typical overtaking maneouvre'.
They also found that Hamilton 'followed his normal racing line' and did not move under braking.
The FIA document, however, adds: "It is our determination that the driver of Car 44 [Hamilton] could have done more to avoid the collision.
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"Accordingly, we determine that no driver was predominantly to blame and decide to take no further action."
You can read the full findings from the FIA below.
The verdict means that Verstappen keeps his fifth place, and remains 76 points ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris in the Drivers' Championship.
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He has not won any of the last three Grands Prix - the first time that has happened since December 2021.
One of those three races was won by Hamilton, who tasted victory for the first time since that same month at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.