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Tom Sunderland

Max Verstappen teases Lewis Hamilton amid role in Chelsea takeover bid with Arsenal comment

Loyalties run deep in football, but Max Verstappen has joked that isn't the case for Lewis Hamilton following his attempt to buy a stake in Chelsea.

Hamilton, 37, has long professed himself as an Arsenal supporter, so many were puzzled when it emerged he's part of Sir Martin Broughton's consortium hoping to buy the Blues. The former British Airways chairman fronts one of the three remaining groups still in the running to purchase Chelsea after Roman Abramovich was forced to sell due to sanctions as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Hamilton is seemingly keen to capitalise on the situation, with tennis icon Serena Williams also understood to be a part of the bid. It's a decision that could have huge financial reward in the long term, but Verstappen couldn't abide shirking one's sporting loyalty in such a manner.

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