Red Bull motorsport consultant Helmut Marko believes Max Verstappen blew the chance to win the Chinese Grand Prix by clashing with Sebastian Vettel in the closing stages.
Red Bull turned the Shanghai race on its head by pitting both Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo under a late Safety Car period for fresh tyres, allowing them to attack at the end. Verstappen fell behind Ricciardo after a getting wide during an overtaking attempt on Lewis Hamilton before trying an opportunistic lunge on Vettel on lap 43.
Verstappen and Vettel made contact, pitching both men into a spin and earning the Dutch youngster a 10-second penalty which eventually relegated him to fifth.