Max Verstappen doesn’t think “the rules apply” to him, bitter championship rival Lewis Hamilton said after perhaps the most intense and significant moment in their ultra-intense 2021 duel so far. “In 28 years I’ve come across a lot of different characters,” said Hamilton. “He’s over the limit for sure,” said Hamilton, who at one stage referred on the radio to his Dutch rival as “f***ing crazy”. “That was spectacular,” the team boss said of the race afterwards, “but not good racing. “At least the fans have a clear mind about racing,” said Verstappen. It’s not only this race, but the general trend in F1.

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