Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes the latest spat between F1 rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen is “just part of the fun”.
Hamilton aimed a stunning jibe at his great rival Verstappen over the Italian Grand Prix weekend when he questioned the pedigree of the Dutchman’s teammates and claimed the Red Bull driver’s F1 success has been “blown up much more” than his own.
Verstappen, who has dominated the 2023 season and claimed a record-breaking 10th consecutive victory at Monza, responded by suggesting that the seven-time world champion is “jealous” of his achievements. The two-time world champion added: “I think Mercedes have a very hard time dealing with losing, after all these years of winning so much.”“First of all, it’s obvious that the drivers like to poke each other a bit,” Wolff said.
“But then you can say that Lewis has raced three World Champions. He raced Jenson, he raced Fernando and he raced Nico. “But I don’t want to in any way diminish anybody’s performance because Max in the car is outstanding.
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