Toto Wolff thinks Max Verstappen only races Lewis Hamilton differently rather than against the entire Mercedes F1 team, despite his clash with George Russell in the AzerbaijanGP sprint race Full story ⬇️
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff thinks Max Verstappen only races Lewis Hamilton differently rather than Mercedes, despite his clash with George Russell in Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix sprint race.Verstappen was left furious after Saturday’s Baku F1 sprint race when he felt Russell had unnecessarily made contact with him as they battled for third position in the first corners of the race.
With Verstappen having famously had several collisions with Hamilton in the past, the Russell incident prompted some thought that the Dutchman may choose to race theHowever, Wolff saw nothing untoward in the Baku incident and felt that it was just two young drivers getting their elbows out. “They had this situation probably the first time when they were 10. So it's racing. I don't know if it's 70/30, 60/40, or 50/50. It is going to be in that ballpark.”Motorsport Images
“Friendly exchanges between drivers is a good entertainment factor - so irrelevant!” he said. “[In] the race situation [Verstappen] is trying the outside [line]. That's never going to be an easy position.
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