Lewis Hamilton Fights Back At Max Verstappen's Claims: "That's Racing"

Verstappen makes a comeback for the ages and wins the Australian Grand Prix, but not without some controversy.

Lewis Hamilton has fought back against Max Verstappen's claims that he ran him off the track, retaliating with the claim that it was just "racing". 

In a battle of the titans, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen duked it out at the Australian Grand Prix, leaving fans on the edge of their seats throughout the chaotic race. Verstappen had a bit of a rough start, being overtaken by George Russell in turn one and Hamilton in turn three. But the Dutchman was able to take back his P1 position with the impressive pace of his Red Bull. 

The battle between Verstappen and Hamilton didn't end with the race, however, with the former questioning the 7-time champion's overtake. 

"From my side, I just tried to avoid contact. It's quite clear in the rules what you're allowed to do on the outside, but clearly it's not followed," Max said in a post-race interview.

"It's okay, we had good pace and we passed them anyway, but it's something for the next race to take into account. It's great to win here - my first win, it's been a while for the team as well so very very happy."

Lewis quickly disagreed, however, with him telling the press that it was simply "racing". 

"I thought it was pretty decent. I mean, he braked early and I braked late and I was fully up the inside and I think we both left space for each other. I didn't run him off the road and he didn't turn in on me. So we didn't touch and that’s racing," he said.

Lewis finished in a surprising P2 place behind Max Verstappen and in front of Fernando Alonso. In what was a confusing, crazy race in Australia, fans will be talking about this for the month it takes for the next event to come around.