F1 news LIVE: Lewis Hamilton makes final decision on appeal as Max Verstappen speaks out

Max Verstappen has declared that he is not concerning himself with Mercedes and their decision to submit notice of their intention to appeal Sunday’s race result.

The Dutchman, who was given a hero’s welcome at the Red Bull factory on Wednesday, is refusing to allow the situation to overshadow his first Drivers’ Championship triumph in spite of its controversial nature.

“I don’t even think about it too much because I do feel like the world champion and it doesn’t matter what they try to do,” Verstappen told RaceFans.

“We won it on track. We won it when there was a green flag, green lights and we passed them on track and they will never be able to take that away from me, anyway.

“About the possible appeal or whatever, I’m not busy with that. As a team, of course it might be disturbing, but for us, we have been really enjoying the last few days.”

source: express.co.uk