Verstappen despatched critics of his communication with the crew to hell – F1sport.cz

Max Verstappen had a tricky race in Hungary this 12 months. He fought not solely with opponents, but additionally along with his personal crew.

Max Verstappen entered the second half of this season in fifth place after failing to drag off a daring maneuver on Lewis Hamilton on lap 63 of the Hungarian Grand Prix.

The Dutchman tried to assault the seven-time world champion from an extended distance on the strategy to the primary nook, however there was contact between the riders. Miraculously, the incident that left Verstappen airborne was averted with out main harm to both automotive.

Hamilton was thus in a position to end third, whereas Verstappen completed fifth (Charles Leclerc was in a position to get forward of him as a consequence of going off the observe).

Whereas Hamilton known as the collision a racing incident after the race, Verstappen noticed the state of affairs in a different way.

Even throughout the race, he accused Hamilton of closing him on the brakes, and he maintained this opinion even after getting out of the automotive.

“In Austria, plenty of crap was thrown at me for altering route on the brakes (throughout the collision with Lando Norris, editor’s observe) and different nonsense. On the identical time, I simply steered the automotive after which I simply stored the route…However right this moment (Hamilton) turned proper on the brakes,” described Verstappen, who’s quoted by the web site RacingNews365.

“That was additionally the explanation why I braked. After I launched my assault, I observed him coming in the direction of me. That is why I attempted to cease the automotive as a lot as attainable, in any other case we might have collided earlier,” stated Verstappen, who additionally had a number of colourful discussions along with his engineer Gianpiero Lambias throughout the race.

Verstappen was very essential of Lambias and the crew on the radio and didn’t hesitate to make use of harsh phrases. The Dutch didn’t just like the technique and neither did Hamilton’s actions. Nonetheless, Lambiase maintained an assertive perspective all through.

When Verstappen was requested after the race what he needed to say about criticism from individuals who did not like his communication with the crew, the reigning champion replied: “Fuck everybody!”