On-track Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen reached chaos level in Saudi Arabia says Alex Albon, who felt the stewards' influence was too much. This epic tussle over the 2021 Drivers' Championship is marching towards its climax, but in Saudi Arabia it reached arguably its most controversial level yet. Picking up 15 seconds worth of time penalties in Jeddah, Verstappen's ferocious defensive driving against Hamilton led to an FIA offer, involving Verstappen dropping two places behind Hamilton for one of several race restarts, and later contact on-track. Instructed by Red Bull to let Hamilton through, Verstappen slowed but remained in the centre of the track, confusing Hamilton who ultimately...
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