Verstappen shows true colors in radio message after Hamilton crash – Motorsport – Sports

Hamilton’s 16th-place result represents progress from recent outings when he crossed the line in 20th (dead last) in Las Vegas and 17th in Qatar, reports the Mirror US.

“I don’t have the words to describe the feeling inside me,” he stated after the race. “There is just an unbearable amount of anger and rage. There is not really much I can say about it.”

Hamilton had previously triumphed five times at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. He’ll conclude the 2025 season far removed from championship contention once more. Following Las Vegas, Hamilton labeled this his “worst season ever. “I feel terrible, terrible. It’s been the worst season ever,” he declared. “No matter how much I try, it keeps getting worse. I’m trying everything, in and out of the car.”

Verstappen, however, sits 12 points behind Lando Norris heading into Sunday’s championship finale that could deny him a remarkable fifth consecutive F1 title. He emerged triumphant in that Las Vegas showdown.

He secured pole position on Saturday with a razor-thin 0.03-second margin, setting himself up perfectly for Sunday’s decisive race. “We found a bit more lap time, and I am incredibly happy to be in first,” he remarked after the session. “That’s the only thing we can do, we can control, to maximise what we have and what we can with the car, and we definitely did that in qualifying.”

1996 world champion Damon Hill showered the gifted Red Bull ace with acclaim during his BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra appearance on Saturday. “Max Verstappen just piled on the pressure on everyone; he just kept on getting better,” he declared. “He’s just a machine, Red Bull are just so strong, and they have done everything they need to do.”