Max Verstappen says it's inevitable that Lewis Hamilton will be booed and jeered by part of the Dutchman's supporters at Zandvoort, but the local hero urges his title rival to just 'close his ears'. The run-in between F1's top protagonists at the British Grand Prix earlier this summer put Verstappen in harm's way, although the Dutchman was fortunately spared any physical injuries. But the incident sparked a war of words between the Red Bull and Mercedes camps, with Verstappen not holding back on his criticism of Hamilton's maneuver or of the Mercedes team's festive post-race celebrations while he was undergoing checks at a local hospital. The contentious comments have since died down,...
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