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Verstappen would be "shot" for Hamilton-like event absence

Max Verstappen has joked Dutch Formula 1 supporters “would have shot me” if he had skipped a fan event in his home country like Lewis Hamilton did. Hamilton has defended his decision to miss F1 Live in London on Wednesday, an event the 19 other current F1 drivers all attended in the build-up to the British Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver said he needed to take a break after the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring, which Verstappen said he understood. However, the 19-year-old said attending these sort of fans events is important for drivers, whether they are local or not. "From Lewis's side, if he wants a holiday, he needs to take a holiday," Verstappen said at Silverstone...
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