Jul.12 (GMM) Max Verstappen has revealed he has been grappling with “visibility problems” ever since his huge crash at Silverstone in 2021.
At the height of their ultra-intense world championship battle, a tap from Lewis Hamilton at immense speed sent the Red Bull driver spearing into the barriers.
Verstappen, now a triple world champion, was briefly hospitalised following the 51G sideways impact, and he now reveals: “Since the crash, I’ve been struggling with visibility problems.”
The Dutchman told Red Bull’s German-language website that his visibility is now most affected “on undulating courses or those with lots of advertising boards along the side of the track.”.
“In this race, I wasn’t just battling against Lewis, but also against blurry images,” Verstappen said, recalling his win in Austin several months later.
“It was like driving a speedboat at 300kph. I’ve never said this before, but for a few laps it was so bad that I seriously considered turning the car off,” he added.
“The only thing that helped was concentrating on my breathing while Lewis was breathing down my neck.”