Verstappen slams Hamilton for plans to buy Chelsea: ‘I thought he was an Arsenal fan’

Midway through the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix weekend, the Dutchman opened up about the plans the Mercedes driver has with the London club. For his part, the Briton did not hesitate to answer who was his great rival last season.

Verstappen still has a rivalry with Hamilton, there’s no doubt. Despite Mercedes no longer managing to return home at Red Bull speed off the track, the two continue to have a strained relationship. Whoever this week adds a new episode.

Asked about Hamilton’s intention to buy Chelsea, Max jumped at the chance and threw a dart at the Briton. “I’m a PSV Eindhoven fan and I would never buy Ajax. And if I were to buy a football club, I would like to be the full owner and make the decisions myself, not just own a small percentage. began by saying the pilot of the Austrian team.

A sentence in which he immersed himself. “Hamilton? I thought you were an Arsenal fan, right? If you’re an Arsenal fan for Chelsea, that’s quite interesting… But everyone does what they want with their money, so let’s see what comes out of that.” finished world champion.

This is all due to Lewis and Serena Williams planning to invest £20m in a consortium led by Sir Martin Broughton and looking to buy the blue team.

Hamilton responds

Obviously the media took advantage of the press conferences of the Grand Prix of Emilia-Romagna to question the seven-time champion on the declarations of his sworn enemy. Something he did without falling into controversy.

I was a big football fan, I played from 4 to 17 years old… I wanted to be part of it and I followed Arsenal, but my uncle was from Chelsea. I love sports… I saw and heard this opportunity” Hamilton said.

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Source: Latercera

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