<p class="mol-para-with-font">Mercedes team principal 
<a style="font-weight: bold;" target="_self" href="/sport/toto-wolff/index.html" id="mol-8dd00c60-184b-11ee-8b1e-594ce1d87504">Toto Wolff</a> 
accused <a style="font-weight: bold;" target="_self" href="/sport/max-verstappen/index.html" id="mol-8db46e10-184b-11ee-8b1e-594ce1d87504">Max Verstappen</a> of committing a 'revenge foul' on <a style="font-weight: bold;" target="_self" href="/sport/lewis_hamilton/index.html" id="mol-8dceacd0-184b-11ee-8b1e-594ce1d87504">Lewis Hamilton</a> during <a style="font-weight: bold;" target="_self" class="class" href="/sport/live/article-12251637/Austrian-Grand-Prix-Sprint-Race-2023-Live-Result.html">Saturday's Sprint Shootout</a> at 
the Austrian Grand Prix. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">The fracas took place whilst the drivers were qualifying for the afternoon's Sprint race, one of 
six set to take place this season as the 
circuit revamps the calendar to add more drama to race weekends. </p><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xxsTridpksE/hq720.jpg" alt="6 years ago" style="max-width:420px;float:left;padding:10px 10px 10px 0px;border:0px;"><p class="mol-para-with-font">Verstappen - who eventually won the Sprint race after qualifying on pole position - is believed 
to have impeded Hamilton as he sought register a final flying lap in the first qualifying session of 
the Shootout. </p><div class="perform-player" data-tracking-id="432bdd91ecc8aae4071ce50cb5.xsohe0a9vwom1aofo5is4krre" data-related-player="true"></div> 
<br /> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Whilst preparing for the lap, Hamilton was unaware of the two-time world champion coming up behind 
him, due to a miscommunication with his Mercedes team,
and obstructed Verstappen on the final corner. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">In an interview with <a style="font-weight: bold;" class="class" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" website Sports</a> after the qualifying session, Wolff stated his belief 
that Verstappen's ensuing block of Hamilton on his first corner 
after the drivers crossed the start/finish line was something akin to 'revenge'. </p><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group" style="style"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-fc151743805dc29f" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="423" width="634" alt="Toto Wolff (above) accused Max Verstappen of committing a 'revenge foul' on Lewis Hamilton" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> <noscript> <img id="i-fc151743805dc29f" website height="423" width="634" alt="Toto Wolff (above) accused Max Verstappen of committing a 'revenge foul' on Lewis Hamilton" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript> 
</div> <p class="imageCaption">Toto Wolff (above) accused Max 
Verstappen of committing a 'revenge foul' on Lewis Hamilton</p></div><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group" style="style"><div class="splitLeft"><div class="mol-img"> 
<div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-85b4184379e17de5" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="379" width="306" alt="Verstappen (above) tangled with Hamilton during the first Sprint qualifying session" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> 
<noscript> <img id="i-85b4184379e17de5" website height="379" width="306" alt="Verstappen (above) tangled with Hamilton during the first Sprint qualifying session" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript> 
</div></div><div class="splitRight"><div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-bf9c64601781a3bf" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="379" width="306" alt="The seven-time world champion (above) lined up 18th on the grid" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> <noscript> <img id="i-bf9c64601781a3bf" website height="379" width="306" alt="The seven-time world champion (above) lined up 18th on the grid" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript> </div></div><div class="clear"></div><p class="imageCaption">Verstappen (left) tangled with Hamilton (right) during the first Sprint qualifying session</p></div><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group" style="style"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> 
<img id="i-5db6fb795446f582" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="423" width="634" alt="The Dutch world champion was the eventual winner of the Sprint race after winning pole" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> 
</div> <noscript> <img id="i-5db6fb795446f582" website height="423" width="634" alt="The Dutch world champion was the eventual winner of the Sprint race after winning pole" class="blkBorder img-share" /> 
</noscript> </div> <p class="imageCaption">The Dutch world champion was the 
eventual winner of the Sprint race after winning pole</p></div><p class="mol-para-with-font">'The mistake happened on our side,' Wolff began. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">'The communication between us and Lewis didn't give him the right information to get out of Max's 
way.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">'I think no one wants to be in anybody's way because if you 
impede, you're getting penalised, so that was not the 
aim.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">'On the other 
side, Turn 1 was a revenge foul (by Verstappen).


It was just to make sure that his (Hamilton's) lap was ruined.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">'So one was not intentional, the other one was intentional - but who cares?
At the end, we looked at whether it was going to change 
our race or not.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">'But I think they're going to talk about it at the drivers' briefing next week.'</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Hamilton was unable to 
log a lap time that could save him from elimination in SQ1, and started the 
sprint race from 18th. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">The seven-time world champion eventually finished the 
race 10th. </p><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group" style="style"> 
<div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-be79edcfb5f18c13" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="423" width="634" alt="Verstappen will start the Austrian Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday afternoon" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> <noscript> <img id="i-be79edcfb5f18c13" website height="423" width="634" alt="Verstappen will start the Austrian Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday afternoon" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Verstappen will start 
the Austrian Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday 
afternoon</p></div><p class="mol-para-with-font">But 
Verstappen was adamant that he had not blocked Hamilton intentionally,
instead venting his frustration that he hadn't been able to 
complete a second flying lap as a result - despite it being 
rare that drivers would register two back-to-back. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">'He blocked me into the last corner so I had to brake more and I lost like three tenths, so that wasn't 
ideal, I think not correct,' Verstappen said. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">'There were still a few seconds on the 
clock so I wasn't sure if that lap time was going to be safe so I wanted to continue.' </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">'But I ran out of time, space, with the 
two cars like that, which was a bit of a shame.'</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">The Sprint saw more drama for the Dutchman, who<a style="font-weight: bold;" target="_self" class="class" href="/sport/formulaone/article-12254267/Max-Verstappen-says-Red-Bull-team-mate-Sergio-Perez-drove-track-Austrian-sprint-race.html"> rowed with his team-mate Sergio Perez </a>after the checkered flag,
accusing him of trying to drive him off the track. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Competing in wet and windy conditions at 
the Red Bulls' home race, the pair were scrapping for the lead when Verstappen attempted an overtake that the driver couldn't make stick. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Perez 
came close to seizing the position, in a move that angered Verstappen as his wheels 
slid onto the grass. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">‘He pushed me off man, 
what the f***,' yelled Verstappen over his radio. </p><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group" style="style"> <div class="mol-img"> 
<div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-86d1d0a226974789" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="479" width="634" alt="The 25-year-old (left) seemed to row with his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez (right) for another incident during the Sprint itself" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> <noscript> <img id="i-86d1d0a226974789" website height="479" width="634" alt="The 25-year-old (left) seemed to row with his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez (right) for another incident during the Sprint itself" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript> </div> <p class="imageCaption">The 
25-year-old (left) seemed to row with his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez (right) 
for another incident during the Sprint itself</p></div><p class="mol-para-with-font">After the race, Verstappen said: ‘Nice race.


Just the exit of Turn 1 was not nice. That could have been a really big shunt so we 
need to have a chat about that because it was not OK.'</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">The pair were later pictured exchanging 
words after the interview. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Verstappen will start Sunday's grand prix from his fourth consecutive pole 
position to seize a potential fifth Austria Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">By 
contrast, Perez will start the race from 15th, after he fell 
victim to the stringent track limits and <a style="font-weight: bold;" target="_self" class="class" href="/sport/formulaone/article-12252529/Max-Verstappen-accuses-race-director-making-Formula-One-drivers-look-like-amateurs.html">saw multiple lap times deleted</a>. </p></div>

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