Max Verstappen has hit back at Lewis Hamilton for what he saw as hypocritical remarks from the seven-time world champion, after the Mercedes driver called for the FIA to implement a rule change to halt Red Bull's dominance.
This is something that Hamilton claimed would give Red Bull an unfair advantage, while the rest of the teams remain focused on iterations of their current design.
Yet when this point was put to Verstappen himself, the Dutchman was quick to point out the irony given Mercedes' dominance from 2014 to 2021.
"We weren't talking about that when he was winning his championships, so I don't think we should now," he told Sky Sports.
“That’s how Formula 1 works. When you have a competitive car, it’s great. But at one point of course you also have to look ahead to next year.
“It’s normal of course that the people behind say these kind of things, but they should also not forget that when they were winning, how it was looking and if people would comment these kinds of things.
“They would comment a bit different but that’s how it goes in Formula 1.”