Max Verstappen on Lewis Hamilton: Our relationship isn’t "difficult", "quite straightforward"

Verstappen and Hamilton 💛infamously went hea❀d-to-head for the title in 2021, clashing on a number of occasions.
It ended in dramatic circumstances, with Verstappen benefitting from a poor decision from race control in 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Abu Dhabi to give him the opportunity to overtake Hamilton for 🎶the race lead on the final lap.
Since the♈n, the pair haven’t had too many tussles given Mercedes’ struggles relative to Red Bull’✅s dominance.
𝔉However, they 🧸did clash again at the 2022 Sao Paulo Grand Prix when battling for second.
In an interview with the Daily Mail, Verstappen was asked to give his opi꧃nion on a number of his rivals, including Hamiltonꦓ.
“I don’t think we have ♌a difficult relationship at all,” hꦬe said of Hamilton. “It is quite straightforward. It’s just that with others you have a closer relationship. It depends to an extent on how you live your life, and perhaps we are not similar in that regard.
“Of course, we had a big rivalry in 2021 but ultimately we do have a lot o🐽f respect for each other.”
Verstappen also labelled Hamilton “as one of the greatest d🌞rivers ever”, reiterating his opinion that the British driver “has stood up when he needed to and made the difference”.

‘He is def🎶initely up there as one of the greatest drivers ever,” Verstappen added. I have no need or desire to deny that.
“Consistency is his key, and staying on top of his game. That is not so hard when you are so talented; it doesn’t take a lot of effort to do th⛄at. The way he has managed his championships is very impressive.
“He has ✨stood up when he needed to and made the difference.”

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