Max Verstappen 'under Lewis Hamilton's skin' and the "billionaire's boys club" - GPFans F1 Recap

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Verstappen 'under Hamilton's skin' and the "billionaire's boys club" - GPFans F1 Recap

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Saturday 22 May 2021 00:30

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes Lewis Hamilton's recent foray into mind games with Max Verstappen proves the Dutchman is getting 'under the skin' of the seven-time F1 champion.

Hamilton suggested ahead of Monaco Grand Prix practice that Verstappen "has a lot to prove" after narrowly avoiding contact in Spain last time out, which Horner thinks is a sign of Verstappen getting to the Briton. Read more...

Hamilton - "Billionaire boys club" F1 inaccessible to "working-class" drivers

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has labelled F1 a "billionaire boys club" and one which he feels he would now be unable to break into as a young talent.

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The divide between those with money and those without has always been evident in motorsport but the Mercedes driver now believes that gap has grown so wide that there is "no way" a talent could replicate his rise through the ranks. Read more...

Ferrari 'redesign required' after "exploiting" rear wing flexing - Binotto

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has revealed Ferrari is among the teams that have been exploiting flexible rear wings this season ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix. Read more...

Aston Martin under pressure after ditching P3 aspirations - Szafnauer

Aston Martin team principal Otmar Szafnauer has conceded third in the constructors' championship is "a step too far" after the team's lethargic start to the season. Read more...

Alfa Romeo slates "joke" FIA flexi-wing test changes

Alfa Romeo team principal Fred Vasseur has labelled the FIA's changes to rear wing load testing a "joke" and suggested teams that have done a "good job" will be penalised. Read more...