Red Bull driver Max Verstappen swore at Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton during a training session ahead of the US Grand Prix. The corresponding video appeared on Instagram of the racing series.
The footage shows how Hamilton beat Verstappen in the corner, after which he called his opponent a “stupid idiot” and showed him the middle finger. “A simple competition between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton,” reads the video description.
On October 10, at the Turkish Grand Prix, 24-year-old Verstappen finished second. The victory was won by the Finn Valtteri Bottas from Mercedes, the third was the driver of Red Bull Sergio Perez. Hamilton finished fifth, allowing Verstappen to lead the individual competition.
On September 12, at the Italian Grand Prix, Verstappen was the culprit in the clash with Hamilton. As a result, both went out of the race. The Dutch driver was punished by the loss of three places at the Russian Grand Prix, which was won by the Briton.
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