With the Italian Grand Prix fading into the rear-view mirror as a race-free weekend beckons, catch up on all the latest F1 news from Wednesday.
With the attention of the day turning to the ‘who said what?’ exploration of the Italian Grand Prix weekend, the main story from Wednesday was unquestionably the ongoing little spat between Mercedes and Red Bull.
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But with F1 news and views from around the paddock, let’s take a look at the best of Wednesday’s round-up.
Lewis Hamilton doubles down on downplaying Max Verstappen’s achievements
While Hamilton may be staying in the sport for some time as he chases an elusive eighth world title, statistics mean absolutely nothing to the Mercedes driver.
With Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff making his now-infamous quip that only Wikipedia cares about Max Verstappen’s record-breaking 10 F1 victories in a row, Hamilton said that victories were more evenly shared out during his time at the top of F1 due to having stronger teammates.
But, following on from that, Hamilton has also weighed in on his rival’s achievement, and was reluctant to congratulate Verstappen.
