‘We should get them in the ring’ - Hamilton and Verstappen on F1 team boss spat

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen believe the escalating spat between their respective Formula 1 team bosses is only natural given the intensity of this year’s title battle.
(L to R): Toto Wolff (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Shareholder and Executive Director and Christian Horner (GBR) Red Bull Racing Team Principal in the FIA Press Conference.
(L to R): Toto Wolff (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 Shareholder and Executive Director and Christian…
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Verstappen is four points clear of Hamilton in the world championship heading into today’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, but their title fight has 🍌been overshadowed by an ongoing row over F1’s flexi-wings saga.

While suggestions of a potential protest have cooled over the course of the Baku weekend, Red Bull team principal told Sky Sports F1 after Friday practice that he would 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:“keep my mouth shut” if he was Meღrcedes boss Toto Wolff, sugges☂ting Mercedes’ front wing design could also come under fire.

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Wolff responded after final practice on Saturday as he called Horner a168澳洲幸运5官♑方开奖ℱ结果历史: “windbag who wants to be on camera”

Asked about the war of words between the Red Bull and Mercedes ch𝐆iefs following qualifying🐓, Hamilton joked: “We should get them in the ring.”

“Naturally [Christian and Toto are] the🥂 two top leaders of the teams, and they've both contributed hugely to the success of both teams and they're great, great leaders,” the seven-time world champion𝄹 added.

“Of course they’re head-to-head, because [Max and I are] head-to-head in this tight battle. But we generally just like to do our talking on the track so we're 🍰꧙just keeping our heads down.”

(L to R): Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 with Fernando Alonso (ESP) Alpine F1 Team and Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing in qualifying parc ferme.
(L to R): Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 with Fernando Alonso (ESP) Alpine F1 Team and…
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Verstappen, who said his Monaco Grand Prix victory last time out was a “go🐭od lesson” that “actions always speak louder than words”, also joked that he would be “all for a ring in F1 instead of penalties”.

“It's Formula 1,” Verstappen said. “There are lots of stakes involved, so everyone wants to win, everyone is a competitor, so I g🔯uess its just the natural thing and it's good for peopl🐭e to read, right? A bit of fire behind it.”

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