“Whether You like It or Not”: Lewis’ Attempts to Insult Max Verstappen’s Success Reinforced with 2 Hard Hitting Examples

The 2023 Italian GP has become a milestone race in Formula 1 history, especially for Max Verstappen. The Dutchman made history by winning his 10th consecutive race. However, apart from his on-track heroics, the Italian GP behind the scenes was marred was off-track drama. The Dutchman encountered this drama because of Lewis Hamilton‘s comments about Verstappen’s dominance. However, after most defended and criticized Hamilton for his comments, the Brit has finally found some support.

Hamilton was not talking about the on-track dominance we are witnessing currently. The Brit criticized the media for over-popularizing the Red Bull man’s dominance over his teammates. Hamilton believes Verstappen’s dominance “gets blown up a lot more” than his fight against his teammates ever did. However, after criticism for his comments, Hamilton has found support from former driver Christijan Albers. Speaking on the De Telegraaf podcast, as quoted by F1 Maximaal, Albers supported Hamilton’s claims with two hard-hitting examples.

He said, “The reality is that he (Hamilton) is right because Bottas was good at qualifying and Russell is of course also a serious fighter. If you look at Hamilton’s teammates in the past, he secretly has a point. Whether you like it or not. Max also sometimes says something about Lewis and we are not allowed to say anything about that?'” (Translated via Google)

Leaving the three world champions Hamilton has had as teammates, Albers chose to use the latest examples in Valtteri Bottas and George Russell to highlight his point and reiterate Hamilton’s.

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His teammate has beaten Hamilton in a season only on two occasions and only one rookie did it last season. Keeping that in mind, some might reluctantly agree with the Mercedes man.

Some but not all, and definitely not the Red Bull boss.

Christian Horner hits back at Lewis Hamilton for diminishing the dominance of Max Verstappen

The rivalry between Red Bull and Mercedes is still alive and well and if there are any doubts, just review all the comments from the Italian GP. So after Hamilton made the comments about Verstappen, Christian Horner couldn’t just sit back and listen. The British boss highlighted this dominance is not just over his teammates.

“He’s had different teammates, of course, and he’s always had the upper hand,” Horner said on Verstappen. “It’s not just about beating your teammates, but also the rest of the field. Max has clearly demonstrated what he is capable of, and some drivers will probably prefer not to race with him in one team.”

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There is clearly unfinished business between the two teams. It remains to be seen if the Mercedes can catch their rivals and get the best of them before his contract runs out again.