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Daniel Moxon

Max Verstappen ordered not to react as Lewis Hamilton breaks unwritten F1 rule

Max Verstappen was told by his race engineer to stay calm as Lewis Hamilton broke the gentleman's agreement that exists between Formula 1 drivers at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

The incident occurred during qualifying, as drivers jostled for position towards the end of the first part of qualifying on Saturday. As each racer prepared for their flying lap, they were crawling around the final few corners of the track to give themselves free air in front of them.

Verstappen and Hamilton were both in that group, and were heard making comments over the radio about it. "There's loads of traffic," the Brit told his engineer, while the Red Bull driver simply said: "Unbelievable," before a slightly derisive laugh.

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