Max Verstappen exploded in row with Vettel and Raikkonnen: 'Should be ashamed!'

Testing for the 2022 F1 season has arrived with teams trying out their latest cars on the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. F1's biggest-ever rules overhaul will see cars transformed this year, as the sport tries to encourage more racing and overtaking. Max Verstappen returns for Red Bull having won his first world title in Abu Dhabi at the end of last season. Race Director Michael Masi's decision to allow some lapped cars to overtake the safety car with just one lap remaining enabled Verstappen to move closer to his title rival Lewis Hamilton before overtaking him on the last lap.

Mercedes challenged the result but had their claims dismissed.

Throughout last season, Verstappen's aggressive driving style came under scrutiny from rivals and fans alike.

It is something that Verstappen has faced for years, including in 2016 when he collided with Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikonnen - both Ferrari drivers at the time.

Both drivers blamed Verstappen for an incident at turn one where the three cars collided, and also questioned the Dutchman's antics later in the race which saw him force the Ferraris wide.

Speaking after the race at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, Verstappen was furious.

He said: "I think they should be ashamed to cause a crash like that with their amount of experience and then complain about me.

"Then they don't have to make a drama about what happened afterwards.

"They have to understand I'm not happy with them screwing up my entire race."

Verstappen pinned the blame on Vettel for turning in early on the outside, and added: "There was room for three cars. When I got alongside Kimi, he started squeezing me.

"If Vettel hadn't turned in and left one more metre of room, we would have all got through.

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