“Waving the Flag Around Like Nothing Has Happened” – Verstappen Slams Hamilton’s Celebrations at British GP

For the first time since the British GP, Max Verstappen came out in public to express his opinion about the incident with Lewis Hamilton.

The Dutchman had showcased been showcasing major disappointment with the way the 7-time world champion celebrated after the race win at Silverstone.

And of course, everybody knows how Verstappen reacted to Mercedes’ celebrations by publicly slamming Hamilton and his crew on social media.

Now, after over a week, the heat isn’t subsiding anytime soon, with the Red Bull driver opting to stick by his judgment. Despite having the phone call with the Mercedes driver and clearing the air between the duo, Verstappen reckoned that the Brackley outfit’s post-race festivities were “disrespectful“.

Verstappen’s view of Hamilton’s celebrations at British GP

As reported by Autosport, Verstappen revealed why he had been grading Mercedes’ actions as disrespectful. “If you mean with disrespectful when one guy is in the hospital and the other one is waving the flag around like nothing has happened, while you pushed the guy into the wall at 51G,” he said.

“And not only that, just the whole reaction of the team besides that, I think.”

Hamilton did pay the price for his actions on the track; the stewards imposed a 10-second time penalty on the Mercedes driver.

However, it barely had any effect on his race, as the Briton still plummeted into his 3rd race win of the season. What’s more, having secured the win in front of his electrifying home crowd, Hamilton rallied along the fences with a British flag, cherishing the brilliant comeback during the race.

That’s not how you celebrate: Verstappen

The Dutchman laid a controversial statement against his rival team, Mercedes. He hinted that it was an undeserving win for the Silver Arrows at Hamilton’s home soil.

“That’s not how you celebrate the win. Especially a win how they got it,” he said. “That’s not how you celebrate the win. Especially a win how they got it.

“And in a way I mean it shows how they really are, you know. It comes out after a pressured situation. But I wouldn’t want to be seen like that.”

Overall, it looks like Verstappen is still not over the feud with Hamilton. And the heat could very much carry into the upcoming weekend in Hungary.

The Red Bull driver will be desperate to defeat Hamilton at Hungaroring in a bid to relay his dominion over the ongoing season. But will he?

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