Verstappen snipes at Hamilton: "Disrespectful and unsporting behaviour"

18 July 2021 at 18:54

Last update 18 July 2021 at 18:58

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Max Verstappen doesn't have a good word to say about the party Lewis Hamilton threw after he won the British Grand Prix. The driver of Red Bull Racing calls it unsportsmanlike conduct of the number two in the world championship of Formula 1. Fortunately, Verstappen said that he himself did not suffer any physical damage from the crash.

"I'm happy to be okay," Verstappen opened on social media. "I'm very disappointed to have been knocked out like that. The penalty given doesn't help us and doesn't do justice to the dangerous move Lewis made on the track." The ten-second penalty was therefore far too little in Verstappen's opinion.

Despite the penalty, Hamilton took the win on his home track Silverstone. He celebrated that very extensively with his fans. "Watching the celebration while I'm still in the hospital is disrespectful and unsportsmanlike behaviour, but we continue..." Hamilton himself indicated afterwards that he was unaware that his Dutch title rival had gone to the hospital.

Max puts Lewis in his place

Glad I'm ok. Very disappointed with being taken out like this. The penalty given does not help us and doesn't do justice to the dangerous move Lewis made on track. Watching the celebrations while still in hospital is disrespectful and unsportsmanlike behavior but we move on pic.twitter.com/iCrgyYWYkm
— Max Verstappen (@Max33Verstappen) July 18, 2021