Verstappen reveals 'cure' after 2021 Hamilton crash

Max Verstappen has revealed an eyesight issue he initially suggested was still ongoing since his 2021 British Grand Prix crash has now been "cured".

In an interview with the Red Bulletin over the Austrian Grand Prix weekend, Verstappen stated that since his 51g impact into a tyre barrier at Silverstone following a clash of wheels with Hamilton, he had been "struggling with visibility problems".

He added it was more pronounced "on undulating circuits or those with lots of advertising boards along the side of the track".

The three-time F1 champion recalled it was at its worst during the 2021 United States Grand Prix, a win he placed in his top 10 of the 61 he has so far achieved.

"In this race, I wasn't just battling against Lewis, but also against blurry images," said Verstappen. "It was like driving a speedboat at 300 km/h!

"I've never told you this before, but for a few laps, it was so bad that I seriously considered turning the car off."

Speaking for the first time about the apparent problem ahead of this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, Verstappen told media including RacingNews365 that the eyesight problem was "just in '21". 

He added: "After that, it went away, but it did occur back then."

Asked as to whether the issue occurred directly after the Silverstone smash, he smiled and said: "It didn't happen before, let's say it like that."

He added: "It's not something that I would advise people to have while driving.

"But we're racing drivers. You deal with all sorts of stuff. Everyone is walking around here, but always here and there people have little injuries or whatever. Those things happen."

On whether anything was done to cure it, he replied: "We did. It got cured, luckily. I don't want to go into detail. No one needs to know."