{"id":485646,"date":"2024-07-26T08:57:16","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T12:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=485646"},"modified":"2024-07-26T05:57:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T09:57:06","slug":"hamilton-says-verstappen-should-act-like-a-world-champion","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/hamilton-says-verstappen-should-act-like-a-world-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton says Verstappen &#8216;should act like a world champion&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lewis Hamilton was left surprised by Max Verstappen&#8217;s behavior during the last Hungarian Grand Prix. The Dutch driver collided with Hamilton and had several angry outbursts over the radio with his team throughout most of the race.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You have to be a leader and a team player. Always remember that you&#8217;re part of a team with many people and should act like a world champion. Not like last weekend,&#8221; Hamilton said, emphasizing the importance of teamwork and professionalism.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hamilton says Verstappen needs to \u201cact like a world champion\u201d and &#8220;be a team leader&#8221; after the his radio outbursts in Hungary \ud83d\udcfb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FrfcgeU2lK\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/FrfcgeU2lK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Motorsport.com (@Motorsport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Motorsport\/status\/1816744537500364816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The seven-time world champion, who is in his final season with Mercedes, also addressed the incident with Verstappen at the Hungaroring.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We haven&#8217;t talked about it. We went to the stewards and that was it. I don&#8217;t know if we&#8217;ll talk, maybe if there&#8217;s time. I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s necessary, but maybe he has something to say,&#8221; Hamilton added, indicating that while a conversation might not be necessary, he remains open to hearing from Verstappen if he wishes to discuss the incident.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">VERSTAPPEN \ud83d\udca5 HAMILTON<\/p>\n<p>A big hit which sent the Red Bull flying and ultimately ended the fight for P3 \ud83e\udd49<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/F1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#F1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HungarianGP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#HungarianGP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I7K2Nu5sgG\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/I7K2Nu5sgG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Formula 1 (@F1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/F1\/status\/1815059796694843802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Both driver are well-known for being too close for comfort on numerous times, especially in 2021 season when they were battling for the world title and collided in Italy and Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lewis Hamilton was left surprised by Max Verstappen&#8217;s behavior during the last Hungarian Grand Prix. 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