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Max Verstappen says he saw Lewis Hamilton on the grid and it was “all good” between them, and adds he believes Mercedes “for sure will be good”.
Taking into consideration the fierce battle between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen in 2021, especially the controversial way in which the season ended, one could be excused for thinking there might be some bad blood between the two drivers.
However, when asked about his relationship with Hamilton, Verstappen said everything was fine between them.
“It’s all good,” the Dutch driver said.
“We just saw each other on the grid and you know, you ask how is everything going. It’s all quite hectic and we don’t have a lot of time to meet up but we are racers and we go at it again.
“There are a lot of good drivers out there so I never really push it like I’m fighting Lewis and this is amazing.
“I’m just happy I’m in a championship fight and, at the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter who it is against and who people call the best driver in the world or ever.
“There have been so many good drivers in F1 in the past so I find it quite hard to judge.”
Verstappen also dismissed Lewis’ post pre-season testing claim that Mercedes “would not be competing for wins just yet”.
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“Somebody sent me the articles from 2017 onwards and it’s been the same story in pre-season, and then they’ve been first at the opening race.
“You know how dominant they have been in those previous years. Of course, they have little issues but everyone has little issues.
“And for sure from their side it looks a bit bad because they’re bouncing a lot. But it’s not really limiting them in performance, it’s just really uncomfortable to drive.
“You could see in the laps they were doing they were not completing the lap with full power but they’re hiding so it’s just how they are.
“They don’t want to show anything, they don’t want to make it look bad, and then they look amazing suddenly by improving.
“They for sure will be good,” Verstappen concluded.
