Verstappen condemns online abuse of team-mate after Portimão penalty
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Max Verstappen condemned online abuse aimed at team-mate Chris Lulham after a penalty during the GT World Challenge race in Portimão. Verstappen later climbed from 24th to ninth in his final stint.
Max Verstappen has condemned the online abuse directed at his team-mate Chris Lulham after a penalty during Saturday’s GT World Challenge race in Portimão dropped their team down the order. Verstappen later drove from 24th to ninth during his final stint, according to Dutch news agency ANP.
“Everyone is entitled to their opinion about what happened, but these personal attacks are not OK,” Verstappen said in a social media post. He added that Lulham had driven very well, that mistakes could happen and that there was no place for such insults in sport or elsewhere.
Verstappen was able to race in Portugal because Formula One had no event this weekend. The four-time world champion also competed in the Nürburgring 24 Hours earlier this year.
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