DECRYPTION – The Englishman and the Dutchman have learned to hate each other during a crazy season. Electric conclusion in Abu Dhabi.
There was a time, not so long ago, when Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen joked together at press conferences and on the catwalks. Not that they were once close friends. They are too different for that. But at the very least, they managed to maintain a cordial and almost peaceful relationship, apart from a few small skirmishes on the track from time to time. This idyllic picture has been shattered this year, for one simple reason: the Dutchman finally has a Red Bull capable of competing with the Briton’s Mercedes. And inevitably, after having chomped on the brakes and accepted – forced and forced – the undivided domination of its competitor, the Batavian Pressure Cooker could only end up exploding when the opportunity would be offered to emancipate itself from the yoke of his majesty. Hamilton.
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This evolution of the relationship between the two pilots is perfectly summed up by this pugilistic metaphor of Toto Wolff, the boss of the Mercede team.s: “Between Lewis and Max …
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