Lewis Hamilton believes senior figures at Red Bull had “incited” the booing he received after capturing pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Many of the fans in the grandstands at the Hungaroring were clad in orange and cheering on Hamilton’s title rival Max Verstappen, who qualified third for round 11 of the World Championship behind Valtteri Bottas in the second Mercedes. Upon jumping out of his car in the P1 parking spot, the 36-year-old Briton was subjected to boos as well as cheers from the stands. That was repeated in his post-session interview with Johnny Herbert, who called for the jeering to stop. Hamilton said in a subsequent interview with Formula 1 that he thought...
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