Max Verstappen says the saga following his 51G crash at Silverstone has only reinforced his notion that “I’m on the right team”. In a statement, the stewards even noted “with some concern certain allegations” made by Red Bull in an attempt to make Hamilton’s penalty harsher. The stewards, however, said Red Bull failed to demonstrate “significant and relevant” new evidence. Seven time world champion Hamilton, who confirmed he spoke to Verstappen last week, also doubled-down on his manoeuvre. Verstappen, though, has a similar view about his own driving. “It’s great for Formula 1,” former Red Bull driver Christian Klien told Servus TV. Klien even backs Hamilton’s post-race exuberance, saying incidents like those “have to be remembered”. Verstappen, though, is at least happy with the support he has received from Red Bull – and is clearly comfortable with his decision to resist Mercedes’ earlier overtures.

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