Hinchcliffe says Verstappen and Lawson both shared blame for Mexico City clash

James Hinchcliffe said Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson each bore some responsibility for their collision in Friday's second practice at the Mexico City Grand Prix, describing Verstappen's escalation as unnecessary.

The pair collided while running side by side through the stadium section of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Hinchcliffe said both cars were damaged. Verstappen had to complete the session with a damaged floor, he added, sacrificing useful data.

Both drivers belong to the Red Bull set-up, and Lawson had been Verstappen's team-mate a handful of races earlier while standing in for the injured Isack Hadjar. Juan Pablo Montoya said Lawson was right to stand his ground, but added that he would have put Lawson in the tyre barrier had he been in Verstappen's position.

The stewards gave each driver a one-place grid penalty for Sunday's race; each also received one penalty point on his super licence.