Verstappen snipes at Hamilton: "Disrespectful and unsporting behaviour"

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19:54, 18 Jul 2021

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

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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

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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