Hamilton stunned by Verstappen's remark: 'I don't think that's the case'

Hamilton stunned by Verstappen's remark: "I don't think that's the case"
Post race press conference AbuDhabiGP 2020

[racingfornews]

Max - Maybe they just don't want to tell 0:47 .. ;-)

[bean]

Everybody makes Max look like the bad guy for putting it how it is. He said Ferrari were cheating with their engines last year and wouldn't be crap without it and here we are in 2020. He said anybody can jump in a Mercedes and win and we had that case with George this year, George only lost because of technical failures. He is a easy target to hate because he doesn't beat around the bush.

[wwllmcheng]

They even handcuffed Lewis Hamilton...

[matthewd]

LMAO Max calling out/predicting Mercedes for sandbagging. Pretend to be slow in winter testing then show up to Australia and destroy the competition.

[Sum_Guy]

It's either Mercedes don't actually tell their drivers some settings they do to the car, or lewis and bottas are very good at this "We don't know" schtick. They might not be on the same page on other things, but when it comes to the performance of the car, they always say the exact same thing

[simongreen]

Slightly misleading title. Verging on clickbate. Does Hamilton look stunned? No. hardly.

[rudolfhuijs]

I am half German, half Dutch. Dutch are known for speaking boldly the facts, without making it look nice. Between us it is ok. For certain people it could look as being rude.

[shantamsridev]

I'm so confused by comments... both Lewis and Valterri are saying that they didn't turn down the car. Meaning they are saying Max performed well. Even if it isn't necessarily true, I thought it was nice of them.

[hadtocheathimtobeathim]

He’s saying exactly what the broadcasters told us during the race.

[MkMale]

I'm absolutely stunned by how Racing Channel put the headline that Lewis was stunned by Max's unstunning remark that led to Lewis being completely not stunned and yet the Racing channel thought it would be a stunning headline. Crazy.

[HERMITBOY]

Why does Hamilton look like he’s being detained.

[Taytayflan]

"We need to come out stronger in the beginning of the season." Well, look where we are now about halfway through 2021...

[harald]

Paddy told in beyond the grid podcast that it was always a big topic at Mercedes on how strong they should appear outside the races and on how much they should tune it down so that they appear weaker

[The_Curious_Cat]

Uuuuuh he looks so "stunned". lol He just asked about it, I don´t see where the "stunness" is. But ok.

[firdauszohari]

Max just tell the truth... Merc toying everyone including FIA... they will show how slow their car at winter test and BOOM full performance magic button at 1st race...

[blackoutmenace]

Redbull only catch up the mercs after middle of the season because Mercedes just stops upgrading the car and starts to develop the car for next year.

[matthewbacque]

The Dutch are outspoken, the Brits are mild mannered. No drama here, just contrast.

[mandst]

Gamesmanship plays a far bigger part than you might expect IMHO. How many times have you heard Lewis say “my tyres are shot” or something similar just before he sets the fastest lap of the race up to that point ? 🤔

[Saabjock]

All three are excellent drivers. I look forward to George and Lando...if he can get a good car challenging Max for wins.
That is the next level of battles on the horizon.
As to Lewis.... He has been consistently punching. The guy is an incredible talent.
This is not new.
He performed in every category he has ever been placed in...karts GP2...you name it.
All WDC have had great equipment...Schumacher, Prost, Senna, Hakkinen.
This is nothing new.

[theoholmes]

Lewis Hamilton is over rated. If he were driving a slower car he would be a nobody