Lewis Hamilton swipe by Max Verstappen, as Red Bull ace, reacts to critics

Max Verstappen has continued the battle of words between him and his Red Bull team as well as Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes setup after their accident at the British Grand Prix

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F1: Verstappen and Hamilton verbal savings

Max Verstappen beat up Lewis Hamilton again for his role in her fall at the British Grand Prix in July. Relations between the two drivers and their teams have been very frosty since the crash. Both teams took turns providing targeted comments on the incident and the drivers.

The Dutchman made the latest step in the controversy in an interview with The Race. Regarding the now infamous incident that occurred in the very first round at Silverstone, Verstappen was planning the actions of his title rival.

Verstappen said: “I felt I had done nothing wrong in this fight.

Lewis Hamilton was attacked again by Max Verstappen over the Silverstone incident
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“I gave him more than enough space, but he completely misjudged the cornering speeds, and most importantly, if he wouldn’t take the corner at the speed at which he took it, he wouldn’t take the angle he made into this corner Create case.

“If you go so close to the inside wall, at the entrance to Copse, and then still try to make the same speed as I do while you take the curve again and then give him more than a car’s width, then you go out.” run down the street.

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“But this time he hit my right backside and made me hit the wall.

“From my side, I’ll continue as before. And I think he will learn from what happened there too. “

The event proved to be a major turning point in the F1 season. The 23-year-old had a 32-point lead in the drivers’ standings ahead of the British Grand Prix, but after Hamilton came back from a 10-second penalty in that race to win, that lead was narrowed.

Hamilton then overtook Verstappen in the overall standings at the Hungarian Grand Prix, where there was more controversy.

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At the time, it was Hamilton’s Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas who induced Verstappen and his Red Bull partner Sergio Perez to pursue a career off the track.

While Verstappen crossed the finish line, his car was too damaged to be competitive in the race. Hamilton finished second in the end, which means he’s eight points ahead in the battle for the world champion.

Formula 1 is currently in its three-week mid-season. The action returns on August 27 at the Belgian Grand Prix.

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