Mercedes share sensational Max Verstappen regret over Silverstone 2021 crash aftermath 

Mercedes chief communications officer and team representative Bradley Lord claimed that he and the German team regret not checking up on Max Verstappen's well-being after his infamous clash with Lewis Hamilton at the 2021 British GP. The Red Bull driver and the seven-time F1 world champion went hammer and tongs against each other on the opening lap of the race in Silverstone.

With Verstappen starting in pole position and Hamilton behind, the Brit got a slightly better start and was up on the gearbox of the Dutch driver. After harrying him for the majority of the lap, the duo came together at the Corpse corner as the Red Bull driver went in the barriers with a 51G crash while Hamilton went on to win the race.

There was a lot of animosity between the two teams from the race, but speaking with PlanetF1, Lord spoke about his only regret from the incident was not checking up on Max Verstappen, saying:

“If we were to talk something we regret, I think, having taken the word of a member of the Red Bull team – and therefore taken a little for granted – Max’s condition after his shunt at Silverstone in 2021. I think how we were perceived to handle that aftermath was a point at which that relationship in that season soured quite dramatically.

“We could have handled that in a different way that would have been more reflective of the concern we had for Max’s well-being at that point in time, regardless of our view of the incident and the rights and wrongs of it.”

Max Verstappen and Red Bull were critical of Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes for overly celebrating at the end of the race when the former was in the hospital.

When Max Verstappen criticized Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton after the British GP

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen previously stated that he found Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton's celebration at the 2021 British GP "disrespectful" due to the circumstances that led to the race win.

As per F1.com, the Dutchman reflected:

“When one guy's in the hospital and the other one is waving the flag around like nothing has happened, well, you've pushed the guy into the wall with 51G. And not only that but just the whole reaction of the [Mercedes] team, besides that.

"That's not how you celebrate a win, especially a win how they got it. That's what I found really disrespectful, and in a way it shows how they really are. It comes out after a pressured situation. But I wouldn't want to be seen like that."

The crash in Silverstone was significant in terms of the championship swing but it was not the only time that both collided given that they ran into each other at the Italian GP after a couple of races.