#F1: Lewis Hamilton’s father, Anthony Hamilton, has dismissed any suggestions of hatred between his son and title rival Max Verstappen, telling talkSPORT it’s all part of the competition.
With Hamilton and Verstappen currently battling it out in one of the greatest title fights Formula One has ever seen, their duels have also seen multiple stunning crashes, which led people and media outlets to speculate about their rivalry.
Anthony Hamilton has played down any suggestions the pair don’t like each other, telling talkSPORT: “No that’s not true, they’re fierce competitors.”
“Lewis is where Max wants to be, Max is where Lewis wants to be, they’re like boxers going into the ring, but I guarantee that when it’s over and done there will be huge hugs and laughter and kisses between the pair of them.”
After the incident in one of the Free Practice sessions of the #USGP where Verstappen was a bit vocal towards Hamilton, Anthony, has said that all is fair in love and war.
“It’s called competition. If you’re too friendly with your competitor then you ease off the gas a little
“It’s called competition. If you’re too friendly with your competitor then you ease off the gas a little
bit too much, you only have to look further down the field, yesterday between the two McLaren drivers and the Ferrari drivers, those guys are friends.” Referring to Ricciardo, Norris and Sainz battling it out in an epic clash where Sainz described Ricciardo as ‘nasty’.
via talksport.com
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