Lewis Hamilton has mentioned title-rival Max Verstappen drives “over the restrict” and doesn’t consider the principles apply to him, following a collision and one other near-miss on the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Hamilton and Verstappen go into the ultimate race stage on factors, making the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix a winner-takes-all occasion.

To get to that tie Hamilton received the Saudi Arabian GP with the quickest lap bonus level, with Verstappen second. However there was controversy all through the race, particularly when the pair collided on lap 38.

After forcing Hamilton off monitor defending the lead a number of moments earlier, Verstappen slowed on the recommendation of Purple Bull to let his rival by. Hamilton gave the impression to be unaware Verstappen was doing so and ended up driving straight into the again of him, though managed to keep away from main harm and received the race.

Hamilton mentioned Verstappen is close to the highest of the checklist for the riskiest rivals he is had on monitor.

“For me, I actually needed to try to simply preserve my cool on the market, which was actually troublesome to do,” Hamilton instructed Sky Sports activities. “I’ve raced lots of drivers in my life, within the 28 years, I’ve come throughout lots of totally different characters.

“There’s a number of on the prime that are… yeah, over the restrict. Guidelines kinda do not apply, or they do not consider the principles.”

When requested to make clear if Verstappen fell into that class, Hamilton agreed, saying: “He is over the restrict, for certain. I’ve prevented collision on so many events with the man and I do not all the time thoughts being the one which does that, since you dwell to combat one other day. Which I clearly did.”

Hamilton defined that he was uncertain what Verstappen had been doing within the moments earlier than their collision.

“As we speak I simply tried to do my speaking on the monitor. Maintain the automobile in between the white strains and do it the precise manner. There have been so many issues thrown at us. We acquired the pole, we misplaced out. Then I acquired again previous. Then he handed over the kerb, there have been so many alternative loopy curveballs that had been despatched.

“Then he clearly brake-tested to attempt, I feel, to get the DRS into the final nook to overhaul me once more again into Flip 1. Commotion. I assumed I might misplaced my wing.”

Verstappen nonetheless leads the championship on account of getting extra wins than Hamilton this yr, which means he’ll take the title if they’re nonetheless stage on factors after Abu Dhabi.