Design Reading Room 2024-07-03 Design Reading Room - Last update images today Design Reading Room Leverkusen To Resume Unbeaten Run Vs. Gladbach SILVERSTONE, England -- Max Verstappen said his priority following the Austrian Grand Prix was clearing the air with Lando Norris after the pair collided while fighting for the lead of the race. Verstappen and Norris, who are close friends away from the track, both suffered punctures after they touched wheels while fighting for position with seven laps remaining. Asked in the immediate aftermath if the collision would impact their relationship, Norris said, "It depends what he says. If he says he did nothing wrong, then I will lose a lot of respect for that." The two drivers spoke on the Monday following the race and again on Wednesday, with Norris admitting ahead of this weekend's British Grand Prix that he "overreacted" and there was no need for Verstappen to apologise. When Verstappen was asked about the aftermath, he said his main concern was to ensure their friendship had not been impacted by the collision. "The only thing that I cared about is maintaining my relationship with Lando, because we are great friends," Verstappen said. "That for me, after the race, I said we have to just let things cool down because emotions run high. "We immediately spoke on Monday, and I think we came to the conclusion that we actually really enjoyed our battle. We looked at the incident, it was such a silly little touch that of course had great consequences for both of us, and a bit more for Lando with how the puncture then evolved. "But we like to race hard," Verstappen continued. "We've done this for many years, not only in Formula One, even in online racing where we've had a lot of fun together, and these things, they have to carry on because that's what we like to do, and I think it's great for Formula One as well. "We agreed with 99% of everything. That's a lot I think already. And naturally I said to Lando, when you go for moves up the inside, outside, you can trust me that I'm not there to crash you out of the way. The same the other way around, because we spoke about that as well." Asked about the criticism he received, Verstappen added: "I don't give a s--- about that. I go home, I live my life. "The only thing that I cared about was my relationship to Lando." Verstappen, who received a 10-second penalty for the collision, went on to defend his approach to racing, saying all winners push the boundaries of the regulations and it was only normal to defend in the manner he did in Austria. "Naturally there's always a human reaction when someone dives up the inside or outside, that you have a bit of a reaction to it. But I felt everything that I did was nothing massively over the top. "Of course, it's like how you design the car, you try to go to the edge of the rules," Verstappen continued. "Maybe you find some grey areas here and there. And that's the same how you race. "Otherwise you will never be a top driver and you will never succeed in life anyway." Verstappen went on to play down the comments made in the immediate aftermath of the accident. "I know of course Lando, he's a great guy, he's a really nice person who loves Formula One, of course he loves racing," Verstappen said. "He's just very passionate about it, naturally of course after the race, you also have to realize, he's fighting for his second potential win. I'm fighting for my 62nd win. "Naturally your emotions are a little bit different. I know that from myself, when I was fighting for these first wins in F1. But that's fine, that's why I also tell him just let it cool off a bit and we'll talk tomorrow." 247f75b3f90a28fc2cf5d3954c89cc01 922952ec2804c76e26a460f9d25f8834 102b78530b8787fd0ec16aab95e2d36a 31ad181faa9b2f7bf76a07f1eaf93ac1 Ac617e814051faed51fccff8cdc6a8a6 F2ab3c2432d050d590cd7b5adce18f11 0e799b7614092765dd193c1660b33b5c Reading Room 11 305a9f2b32a2fe40b1d6a5712f1605ec F17a80decea51ef16bd22ca16b1141fc B6776fb6fc46c8a2ec1f6dc3ca8ab913 Ac7ae8deb24bcedeefb513d17fb89bfe 46c8675be3e789cec76ab34bfe878f08 419411ac8ebae82f8ed8a3863e092db9 3097a020c73a281a21d05f302cbc925f 3f8cfb88fc4241cc262df20ac22693f5 1c26cbb944bd8bfb3461e39410d2b730 9cb58f3f49e7439ce6ee295bda25943e 8677c8bc821d56b0585a679b8da93bc8 6e7dfa0ff0efe50f3a397648ab314572 5d1904292ca728297aa08f60ef9f62c6 10 Home Reading Room Ideas To Curl Up With A Book In 20231.webp 37437799152 8e5b8582a0 O 23616825958 17d821f418 O 37421001826 7277d7d8d3 O Dcd299f5c9c0b328679f546f02fbf340 B10e092ee9a9008c14a9876eb28da813 A6f712d8f7a89810e248710766978255 77dddf3b32ed94fc8770b9e06ac5f2b5 B494448fb404aa2a5b57c58bec157246 Baa162a0ba63e8577fea0327f3faaefb D728c1e46ceac9f0d1897e05de0e4659 1c79365e5e6d4a4cfd46955eb2e10e94 E84fc1964127de4f70f8db4be1d97454 1cea930faa6ac9dc07bf6ab15e34cc54