Collisions between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen expected, as explained by Mercedes tactics | F1 | Sports

Ralf Schumacher believes there will be more fireworks between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen as the championship in Hungary took a new turn with the victory of Alpines Esteban Ocon.

Hamilton took control of the overall standings for the first time since the Monaco Grand Prix when he made a spectacular comeback in Budapest and finished on the podium.

Verstappen struggled in recent races after colliding with Hamilton with no points on the board at Silverstone, followed by another collision with a Mercedes in Hungary, this time Valtteri Bottas.

Bottas got out of shape when he took the first corner on the Hungaroring and slammed into the rear of Lando Norris’ McLaren.

Norris then met in Sergio Perez, with Verstappen also getting tangled and losing his right barge board in the incident.

However, the Dutchman finished the race but was only a handful of points behind in ninth place, so the 23-year-old went into the summer break in frustration.

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“It will be important for Red Bull to concentrate on the essentials and not constantly react to Mercedes’ distraction tactics.

“I don’t think this was the last time Lewis and Max had a fight. The closer it gets to the World Cup, the harder the pace gets.

“It’s great for us as spectators, because we can look forward to mega-exciting races.”

After Hungary, Verstappen said: “In these moments it doesn’t do anything” [to me]it’s just disappointing