Merciless Max Verstappen Blatantly Reveals Wicked Motives Behind Clashing With Lewis Hamilton, Leaving Fans Disgusted With the Red Bull Champ

The penultimate race of the 2022 F1 season got concluded and as per fans and critics, it was the best race of the season. Mercedes picked up their first-ever win this season as they finished 1-2 at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace through George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. However, it was Hamilton and Max Verstappen’s collision that turned heads as fans react online.

At the start of the race at Interlagos, McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo tangled with Haas’s Kevin Magnussen and brought out the safety car. After the safety car restart, the two old rivals Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton got side by side with each other and collided in a similar fashion as of Monza 2021.

However, after the collision, the Dutchman didn’t go above the Briton like Monza. But it left significant damage to his front wing and forced Hamilton to drop places. When asked about the collision, the Dutchman stated, “It cost him the race win, for me, it gave me 5 seconds. [The penalty he received after the clash]“ This is what left the fans furious at the Red Bull driver.

Fans react as Max Verstappen opens up on Lewis Hamilton clash

As Max Verstappen revealed what the clash meant for him and Lewis Hamilton, the fans took to social media and slam the Red Bull driver. Coming back to Verstappen’s interview in the post-race conference, he also shared, “He [Lewis Hamilton] didn’t leave me space, I knew we were going to get together.”

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“It wouldn’t have mattered anything for my race, because we were just way too slow,” further asserted the two-time world champion. As the fans react to Verstappen’s take on the incident, given below are some of the reactions taken from Twitter:

Moreover, the Dutch F1 driver also received a lot of hate on social media for his action against teammate Sergio Perez. Verstappen didn’t let Perez pass on the very last lap and help with points for the battle against Charles Leclerc in P2.

On an endnote, the son of Jos Verstappen got slammed on the internet for his behavior and attitude in Brazilian Grand Prix. The fans and critics are less likely to forget this incident with the Dutch driver.

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