Lewis Hamilton teases Max Verstappen: “He will always resent me.”

A little revenge, after past lost duels and years of disappointment.

Lewis Hamilton at the Hungarian Grand Prix è took third place and podium number 200 in Formula 1, but also the satisfaction of returning to win a duel with Max Verstappen after the endless battles of 2021. Forcing his rival to make a mistake, the Mercedes driver also decided to poke him at the end of the day by recalling their numerous pasts.

"I had moved to defend myself, on the inside forò there was enough space – said Hamilton referring to Verstappen’s attempted overtake, which ended with contact between the two -. He set a different trajectory from mine, but è came sideways blocking the tires as well. I think it was a race accident that can è happen. Some mistakes happen, there should not be hostility;. On his part forò there will beà always, it seems obvious".

From Hamilton è came a further dig at Verstappen: "I was really amazed to see that in the first stint I could keep a pace similar to his. I didn't even need to push too hard to stay within a second of him. That è was the moment I realized that the podium was possible, although then the second stint è instead turned out to be a real disaster".

"With the last tire change we undercut Verstappen, and at a track like the Hungaroring being in front often proves crucial. The difference è was the è although keeping him behind and preserving the tires è was quite a challenge. In the end è it even became exciting, and I am delighted to be back on the podium", added Hamilton.