Belgian Grand Prix Formula 1 2024: Hamilton throws lady Lea into the fire: “Verstappen does not behave like Kampen”

Lewis Hamilton He openly criticized Max Verstappen It is guaranteed that “Don’t act like a Formula 1 world champion”, In his behavior during the Hungarian Grand Prix last weekend. The Red Bull driver was criticized for Complaints over the radio with his track engineer, Gianpiero Lambiasi, In Hungaroring, sorry for Strategic decisions That was applied to him.

In addition, he had We collide On the track with heptacampen, When he pulled away from overtaking him and one of the Mercedes gear against his car when passing touched him And he sent him off the track, although it is true that he had already overtaken the braking.

The exchanges full of swear words on the radio were condemned in some circles after the race, and then Verstappen insulted people who criticized his way of acting.

“Maybe The ace leader should remember that he is a teammate of many people. He should Acting like a camper From the world, “Lewis said at Mercedes’ mobile home in a rather personal attack. When asked what it means to act as a Formula 1 world champion, Hamilton proceeded to add: “He didn’t do that last weekend.”

Verstappen defends the essence of his behavior

However, Verstappen denies that there is a problem with his dialogue and believes that it prevents team members from being accountable for their decisions. “That’s our approach, I think It is important to be decisive. Because in this world we live in now I feel like that, anyway, A lot of people who can’t stand criticism anymore are on their own and I don’t want to end up…”, He says about thin skin in general that it is designed everywhere in today’s society.

At the same time, the three-time Formula 1 champion emphasized that all his responses made sense when the pressure is more intense and things are not going according to plan. “When things are not going as they should, I think it’s very natural that you can share your frustration. And that’s what I did. Of course, when you are full of adrenaline and Things happen in the race that you are not happy about, yes, you express your frustration. But also after the meeting, it is quite obvious that you are talking about these things, ” he reveals about what was discussed in the team after the race..

And remember that something was not right in the decisions that were made. That’s what we did.”, It was not optimal in terms of how to carry out the race , we learned from it, And we just keep going, ” Ada Max

When asked if he had talked to Lambeaceae Espos Budapest, Verstappen commented: “No, not yet, but arriving today and We will discuss it, but as we always do. We always discuss things, it’s completely normal”, He told about the relationship with his closest engineer in the race.

Similar cars again

From the Battle of pika 2021, When both played the World Cup until the last round, Hamilton and Verstappen did not have such similar cars In terms of performance, which means that they can meet on the track again at the next races, such as spa or Belgium and beyond. Considering the rivalry they had in the past and What ignites the presence of Louis in Max When they are close , as in Hungary, they can cause new High voltage cases Between the two.