Sir Lewis Hamilton told himself he was an “idiot” for giving Max Verstappen the chance to pass him at the Portuguese Grand Prix restart. The race was neutralised after Kimi Raikkonen broke his front wing when clipping the back of his Alfa Romeo team-mate Antonio Giovinazzi’s car on the pits straight starting lap two. When the Safety Car left the track and leader Valtteri Bottas bolted, Verstappen got the run on Hamilton into Turn 1 and passed the Mercedes for second place. Ultimately, it did not matter because the seven-time World Champion overtook the Red Bull and also Bottas to gain his 97th F1 race victory – but he was still kicking himself for what he considered an error up...
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