GPI 2016 Japanese Grand Prix | Page 121

2016 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX EDITION He clashed with Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel following August’s Belgian Grand Prix after defending aggressively against the Ferrari pair following a collision between the trio at the start. The governing International Automobile Federation’s race director Charlie Whiting had a word with Verstappen about his driving on Sunday. But his move against Hamilton won the praise of his team principal, Christian Horner. “I thought it was firm but fair,” said Horner. “I didn’t really see any issue with it. Lewis didn’t seem to have any problem after the race, apparently he said well done to him.” GPI