Max Verstappen won to Lewis Hamilton the title of the Formula 1 in 2021 in a heart attack ending. This year Mercedes has been very far from the Red Bull, so the duel could not be repeated, but the Dutchman has revealed the rumors that have reached him about how the Englishman talks about him.
The two-time world champion, in statements to ‘The Mail on Sunday’, clarified that it has come to him that Hamilton does not even want to name him in the conversations: “People have told me he doesn’t even name me. They have always taught me that you have to respect what people have achieved in sport.”
Despite this, the Red Bull driver clarified that he has no problem recognizing everything that the Englishman has achieved in the ‘Great Circus’: “I have no problem with what Lewis has achieved, he is one of the best in history”.
Furthermore, the Dutch, referring to Alonso’s statementswanted to give credit to the titles that Hamilton has won at Mercedes: “I know that It’s not just the car you’ve been driving. That helps, we all know that, but you still have to beat your teammate and Lewis has done it consistently. I think you have to recognize that the person has done an incredible job.”
After these statements, Verstappen has seen how in Mexico Mercedes is once again his main rival. Both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton finished ahead of both Ferraris and put pressure on the Red Bull driver’s chance of victory at the Hermanos Rodríguez circuit.