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JEDDAH. — Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said title rival Max Verstappen drove over the limit and as if the rules did not apply to him after the pair collided at Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Hamilton edged out Verstappen to win a chaotic and controversial Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to send the title battle to the final race in Abu Dhabi next weekend.
Both men are level on points ahead of the decider after an incident-packed street race in Jeddah saw two red flag stoppages.
Verstappen picked up a five-second penalty after a controversial move on world champion Hamilton with the British seven-time champion accusing the Dutchman of ‘’brake-testing’’ him.
Hamilton exclaimed over the team radio that the Red Bull driver had ‘’brake-tested’’ him after he ran into the back of Verstappen’s car and damaged his front wing.
Race stewards summoned both drivers after the race and found Verstappen “predominantly at fault” for the collision. He was given a time penalty of 10 seconds, with no change to the result, and two penalty points.
Hamilton went on to win, and take the fastest lap, for Mercedes, with Verstappen second in a chaotic race with emotions running high and everything at stake. The pair are now tied at the top on points with one race in Abu Dhabi remaining.
“I’ve raced a lot of drivers through my life. In the 28 years I’ve come across a lot of different characters,” Hamilton told Sky Sports television. — Reuters.
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