Max Verstappen raced to his 14th win from the 17 rounds so far.
A FURIOUS George Russell lashed out at Lewis Hamilton following a dramatic crash with his Mercedes team-mate at the very first corner of Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix.
But Verstappen’s emphatic win and McLaren’s continued resurgence played second fiddle to Hamilton’s crash with Russell which left the seven-time world champion in the gravel. Russell fought back from last to fourth. Russell was sent spinning round before limping back to the pits for a new front wing. Out came the safety car and the inquest started.Referencing their ding-dong battle at the last round in Japan, Russell added: “Guys, come on, f***! Two races in a row.”
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is absent from this race – his second in a row – as he recovers from knee surgery. But the Austrian came on the intercom in a move to calm Russell down.40 minutes after the accident, Hamilton, 38, accepted blame for the coming together. “Before the race, we knew we were on different tyres so we wanted to work together. I had the soft tyre and everyone around me was on the medium and I needed to get by. I tried going round the outside of Max and it just didn’t work out.
He continued: “The relationship is not broken. I don’t have any problems with George. We have a great relationship and we always talk about things.
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