Former Mercedes chief Norbert Haug has stated that Max Verstappen’s apology after the Spanish Grand Prix was missing two key words, as he delivered his verdict on the collision with George Russell.

The former vice president of Mercedes recently reviewed the incident that saw Verstappen slammed with a 10-second time penalty at the Spanish GP, and called for the champion to properly apologise to Russell.

Should Verstappen apologise to Russell?

The Monday following the Spanish GP, Verstappen released a statement on the incident where he admitted blame but did not apologise.

Regardless of the nature of his apology, Verstappen’s moment of frustration cost himself the most dearly and now sits 49 points below Oscar Piastri in the drivers’ standings.