Max Verstappen’s team principal at Red Bull, Christian Horner, believes Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) should also have been penalized after the Italian Grand Prix. Hamilton and Verstappen did not give each other an inch last week, as a result of which the cars of the two rivals collided.
The Dutchman was designated as the main culprit and therefore has to give up three places in the starting grid at the next race, the Russian GP. Hamilton avoided a penalty.
“Both drivers had a part in the collision, so it is difficult to blame one more than the other. If the FIA had wanted to make a statement, they could have given both drivers the same penalty,” Horner said in a statement. his column on the racing stable’s website.
The Russian Grand Prix will be held in Sochi next weekend. Verstappen is five points ahead of seven-time world champion Hamilton in the battle for the world title.
