F1: Max Verstappen slammed by Damon Hill after Azerbaijan sprint race outburst
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Damon Hill did not hold back as he labelled Max Verstappen ‘salty’ and a ‘poor loser’ after the Dutchman once again criticised the sprint race format on Saturday. Hill, the 1996 Formula 1 world champion, also pointed towards Verstappen’s hypocrisy after a first-lap collision between the Dutchman and George Russell in the sprint race in Azerbaijan. Saturday saw the inaugural ‘sprint day’, with a ‘sprint shootout’ qualifying session in the morning before a 17-lap race in the afternoon “Just scrap the whole thing,” Verstappen said. I just don’t really enjoy that.” Damon Hill did not hold back as he labelled Max Verstappen ‘salty’ and a ‘poor loser’ Yet Hill, speaking on Sky Sports, was unimpressed by Verstappen’s remarks.