Verstappen furious: 'We're going to race like this from now on!'

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15:24, 21 Jul 2024

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Max Verstappen is not happy with the way things went at the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Dutchman had to give second place back to Lando Norris after overtaking the McLaren driver at the start off of the track.

Verstappen furious after Norris

Verstappen had a good start from third place and went around the outside of the McLarens at the first corner. Norris lost the lead to teammate Oscar Piastri, but also had to deal with Verstappen on the outside. In the process, he overtook Norris while driving off the track.

Norris, who was in P3, immediately complained about Verstappen over McLaren's board radio. Verstappen initially refused to give the spot back, but when the incident was investigated by the stewards he was told that he had to do so.

This led to an angry Verstappen. "Okay, so you can just drive people off the track? Just tell the FIA that from now on we are going to race that way, by just driving people off the track," he fumed over the onboard radio

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

Verstappen furious: 'We're going to race like this from now on!'

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