Red Bull team chief Christian Horner has urged Lewis Hamilton to consider changing his approach to racing after knocking Alex Albon out of contention in Sunday's action-packed Austrian Grand Prix.
In the aftermath of a tumultuous 2020 season-opener held behind closed doors on their home Red Bull Ring track, Horner pointed at the defending champion's habit of tangling with his London-born Thai driver and suggested he needed to reflect on his racing style.
It was the second collision between Mercedes' six-time world champion and Albon in three races and resulted in a five-second time penalty for Hamilton that cost him a podium finish behind triumphant teammate Valtteri Bottas.
Hamilton was the central figure of the weekend in every way as the drivers failed to unify in taking a knee to support F1's anti-racism stance during a muddled group gesture before the race.
"Alex didn't have the straight line speed, so he knew he had, with the grip advantage, to pass him in or out of a corner," said Horner, who added Hamilton owed Albon an apology.
"As far as he was concerned, the job was done. He was starting to look down the road towards Valtteri when Lewis put a wheel on the inside.
"So, I think it is more perhaps Lewis that the questions should be asked on what he would do differently."
The pair were fighting for second place in the closing lap's race, which saw only 11 finishers from 20 starters and three Safety Car interventions following spectacular crashes.
Hamilton's defensive move pushed Albon into a spin from which he recovered, but later engine problems forced him to retire.
The stewards blamed Hamilton for the crash, but Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said their decision was "not justified" and added the five-second penalty was unfair.
The pair had a similar collision in Brazil last year.
"Why Lewis needed to stick a wheel in there, I have no idea," said Horner.
"It's obviously frustrating for Alex that this is the second time in three races that this has happened to him. It's unfortunate as I think he had a chance to win."
The action returns to the the Red Bull Ring this weekend for the Styrian Grand Prix.
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Germany: PKK collectors typically bring in $18 million in cash a year – amount has trebled since 2010
Revolutionary tax: Investigators say about $2 million a year raised from ‘tax collection’ around Marseille
Extortion: Gunman convicted in 2023 of demanding $10,000 from Kurdish businessman in Stockholm
Drug trade: PKK income claimed by Turkish anti-drugs force in 2024 to be as high as $500 million a year
Denmark: PKK one of two terrorist groups along with Iranian separatists ASMLA to raise “two-digit million amounts”
Contributions: Hundreds of euros expected from typical Kurdish families and thousands from business owners
TV channel: Kurdish Roj TV accounts frozen and went bankrupt after Denmark fined it more than $1 million over PKK links in 2013
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What is an FTO Designation?
FTO designations impose immigration restrictions on members of the organisation simply by virtue of their membership and triggers a criminal prohibition on knowingly providing material support or resources to the designated organisation as well as asset freezes.
It is a crime for a person in the United States or subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to knowingly provide “material support or resources” to or receive military-type training from or on behalf of a designated FTO.
Representatives and members of a designated FTO, if they are aliens, are inadmissible to and, in certain circumstances removable from, the United States.
Except as authorised by the Secretary of the Treasury, any US financial institution that becomes aware that it has possession of or control over funds in which an FTO or its agent has an interest must retain possession of or control over the funds and report the funds to the Treasury Department.
Source: US Department of State
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