Max Verstappen says any lingering tension with 2021 rival Lewis Hamilton may now be one-sided.The pair were locked in an ultra-intense battle for last year's title, with the ill-feeling between Red Bull and Mercedes still lingering after the controversial Abu Dhabi finale and subsequent budget cap saga.But 2021 and 2022 world champion Verstappen says he has heard that Hamilton, 37, may still hold a grudge."People have told me that he doesn't use my name," the 25-year-old told the Mail on Sunday newspaper."I was always taught that you have to respect what people have achieved in sport.
I have no problem with what Lewis has achieved. He is one of the best ever."Stay up to speed on the latest Formula 1 news by subscribing to our FREE newsletter, 'The Undercut'Fractious historyAnother driver with a fractious history with Hamilton is his former 2007 McLaren teammate Fernando Alonso, whose latest interview for the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf is making waves."I have a lot of respect for Lewis, but still it is different when you win seven world titles when you only had to fight with your teammate," the Spaniard said."I never had to fight with my teammate to win my titles," said the 2005 and 2006 drivers' championship winner. "Nor did I see Max fighting with (Sergio) Perez or (Alex) Albon to win races."When Alonso's comments created an online backlash, he insisted that the publication was guilty of a "continuous search for headlines"."Please, all the titles are amazing, well deserved and inspiring.
Incomparable to each other and let's enjoy champions and legends of our current time," he said on Twitter.READ: Fernando Alonso's sneaky jab at Hamilton, saying Verstappen's titles are more valuableVerstappen said he wouldn't make the