Bernie: “Verstappen did nothing wrong”

Bernie Ecclestone (91) is as sharp as ever. The former Formula One boss does not hesitate expressing his opinion on the championship battle, and the incidents involving Hamilton and Verstappen. He believes that the stewards interfere far too much in the title fight. In addition, he does not see what Verstappen did wrong at the moment he wanted to let Hamilton pass, after which the Brit drove into the back of the Red Bull (picture below).

“Max did what you would expect him to do to get out of the way. Lewis didn’t move, it looked like he didn’t want to overtake.What else should Max have done?, Bernie wonders.

Ecclestone therefore believes the penalty the Dutchman received for that incident is unjustified. “Lewis should have gone out of the slipstream, he was the one who collided with him, the Brit continues. “The problem with Formula 1 today is that the rules change at every race. In one race you can go over the white line and in the next you can’t. The same manoeuvre is sometimes penalised, other times not. Even the penalties are different. Nonsense,” he says.

If Bernie says so, then…