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“They can all fuck off”: Max Verstappen denounces hypocrisy in Lewis Hamilton incident, while the Dutchman refuses to apologise for his outburst

Max Verstappen is furious. He was supposed to end his “winless” streak in Budapest. However, the most dramatic turn of events left the world champion in P5. He wanted to benefit from the brand new upgrades. Unfortunately, the opposite happened and he risked his place at the driver’s table. In addition, Verstappen’s outrage on the team radio is on everyone’s lips. When he expressed his frustration to the team, his choice of words seemed to have put off the audience.

Verstappen was irritated from the start. After the first lap he had to let Lando Norris move up to P2. This somehow irritated the “anger cells” in Max. After this incident every time RedBulls radio blared, and the sound was mostly shouting and swearing. The 26-year-old lost his composure even more when he collided with Lewis Hamilton on lap 63. What were the consequences?

An uncompromising Max Verstappen sends a clear message to his critics in the duel with Hamilton

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Max Verstappen has a message for his critics. “They can all fuck off,” replied the Dutchman at the end of the race. The Dutchman explained the incident that took him even further away from victory at the Hungaroring and expressed his disappointment. He said: “I was accused of a lot of crap in Austria, people told me to keep driving when braking. I position my car at the first movement and then keep it straight.”

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“Today he kept turning to the right when braking. And that’s why I blocked because I was looking for the maneuver.” Finally But I saw that the car was coming closer and closer to me from outside. Otherwise we would have collided earlier. I had to stop the car, so I blocked it,” The Dutchman added.

The media further asked him if he would apologise for the radio messages. Verstappen replied: “Why is that? I don’t know… we have to apologize, we just have to do a better job. I don’t know why people think you can’t say anything on the radio. It’s a sport. If you don’t like it, stay home.” This shows that Max is not going to apologize to his team. His messages were frustrated, but they expressed his true feelings. And for this reason, the three-time champion did not want to apologize. While some fans welcomed this direct stance, others called it stubborn.

The incident between Hamilton and Verstappen has divided the F1 community, with some blaming Lewis for “overdoing it” in defending his position, while others point the finger at Max Verstappen for desperately hoping for a podium finish. So who was to blame?

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen collided on lap 63

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With only seven rounds remaining Mercedes No. 1 Lewis Hamilton and Verstappen collided with each other. The duo were battling for the podium; Hamilton’s front wheel clipped the Dutchman and sent the rear of his car flying. This incident dropped Verstappen to P5, from which he could not recover. Red Bull’s star driver ended their Hungarian GP in frustration and disappointment. Not only the car, but also their strategies failed during the race. And to make matters worse, Red Bull’s slow pit stops became the game changer.

Amazingly, nothing seemed to work for Max Verstappen. Budapest was a nightmare. Even his engineer GP Lambiase did not support Verstappen when he accused LewisHamilton to get into his “braking zone”. Max Verstappen’s appointment “Childish”Lambiase’s alleged betrayal made the situation even more difficult. At the end of the day, the 26-year-old had to settle for just 10 points.

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The outcome of the race exceeded Red Bull’s expectations. Such a strategic failure and desperation to get back to the top shows that the team is indeed struggling to keep up. Max Verstappen’s title is in danger as he now loses the “dominant” title. McLaren has the fastest cars on the track and Mercedes is gaining momentum. Max needs to win the next few races to keep the lead or he could be dethroned at any time.

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