The world championship leader was spotted with a bandage on his right hand after securing pole position at Silverstone on Saturday.
Speaking about what had happened, the Dutchman said he hurt a finger on the day before track action began.
“I just sprained my finger a little bit,” he explained after qualifying. “My hand has been bothering me a little bit. Today it was better, but I couldn't quite squeeze it properly at first. But that's totally okay now.”
Verstappen said he was unsure about what had caused the injury in the first place as there was no obvious cause.
“I don't know exactly,” he said. “It was on Thursday morning. Maybe I just placed my hand in a wrong way or pushed in a wrong way. Very weird.”
While the pain had been noticeable out on track on the opening day of action, Verstappen said that there was no impact on his performance in the car – and was sure everything would be okay for the British GP race itself.
“The adrenaline kicks in then, anyway,” he said about the race. “When I'm driving, I don't think about it too much either. Yesterday it was a little harder, but today was pretty okay.”
Source: Autosport