Verstappen expects further Ricciardo talks

The Dutchman said sorry to his Red Bull teammate immediately after the Hungaroring race – having slid into the side of the Australian on the opening lap in a clash that put him out..

Although Ricciardo has accepted the apology and vowed to move on, Verstappen reckons another conversation about the matter might be worthwhile.

"I've talked to him, but we will probably talk again before the next race at some point," said Verstappen. "We have always had a very good relationship."

When asked if he felt things were back to normal after their post-race chat, Verstappen said: "I think so. But I will keep this between me and Daniel."

Crash explanation

Verstappen says the incident at Turn 2 was a consequence of both of them attempting to move forward at a track where overtaking is very difficult – so early positions were more important than normal.

"You know, the first lap needs to happen, and you need to try and get in the best possible position," he said. "That's when you go for it, because that will be your position. You do everything you can, of course, to move forward.

"I locked up and from then onwards you are just a passenger in your own car. Look, we were both looking to move towards the front. I locked up because I had another car in front of me and then I hit Daniel. That is of course not want you want, but you don't do it on purpose."

Time to move on

Although Verstappen has enjoyed better fortunes in recent races, he is hoping that the second half of the campaign deliver better reliability and results.

Asked how he reflected on the first half of the year, he said: "I don't want to look back on it. [I had] a lot of DNF's and a lot of points lost.

"From the start we weren't there with Mercedes and Ferrari pace wise. But from my side my pace was always good, so that is a positive thing."