Max Verstappen was asked about his rivalry with Lewis Hamilton in the press conference after the qualifying session for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion seemed to want to screw Verstappen by driving very slowly in Q3 on purpose, which would make his Dutch rival cross the start-finish line too late to set a time. Verstappen reacted irritated.
"Can we please stop this? All those f*ing questions all the time, even on Thursday, it's unbelievable. We race hard, but also fair", the 23-year old Dutchman said. Hamilton then says he agrees with this.
What does Verstappen think of the fact that Hamilton tried to play a trick by driving a very slow out-lap? "My tyres were cold and that didn't really help, but I couldn't have found four-tenths," he is honest.
In the press conference, the number two of the day Valtteri Bottas also takes the floor. He thinks the booing towards Hamilton from the grandstand is pretty hopeless. "I heard a lot of boos, but I don't understand that at all. I hope the people who do that realize what they are doing. We are athletes who give everything for the sport we love," said the Finnish driver.