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Topics: Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, Red Bull Racing, McLaren, Formula 1
Ryan Smart
Topics: Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, Red Bull Racing, McLaren, Formula 1
Max Verstappen's X-rated team radio message to his Red Bull team after being told to let Lando Norris past at the Hungarian Grand Prix says everything.
Verstappen started third on the grid at the Hungaroring, behind McLaren's Oscar Piastri and pole-sitter Norris.
The Dutchman got a good start, however, and was alongside both Piastri and Norris going into turn one on the first lap.
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However, he was on the outside heading into the corner, and Norris' late action to avoid hitting his team-mate on the inside forced Verstappen to go off the track.
Verstappen would then rejoin the circuit in second place, behind Piastri but ahead of Norris.
The Brit complained that his rival should give the position back, with Verstappen's race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase telling him to do so to avoid the risk of further punishment later in the Grand Prix.
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And although he complied, Verstappen was less than happy.
He fumed: "Why couldn't they just say [the stewards] what they think, and then we decide?" He then launched into a series of expletives.
"Ok, so you can just run people off the track? You can tell the FIA that's something we can do from now onwards ... just driving people off the road."
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It isn't the first time that Verstappen and Norris have been involved in controversy this season, with the pair colliding as they battled for the lead in the latter stages of the Austrian Grand Prix.
Verstappen took a 10-second penalty for that incident, while Norris was forced to retire from the race.
They seemed to be in brighter spirits with each other in the cooldown room after both finishing on the podium at Silverstone behind Lewis Hamilton, but their latest incident clearly angered Verstappen, who has complained of brake issues throughout the opening exchanges of the race in Budapest.