The Red Bull driver pick𒀰ed up two separate time penalties after being involved in several incidents with F1 title rival Lewis Hamilton as they battled for victory in thꦦe inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. 

Verstappen was hit with a five-second time penalty for running Hamilton off-track at Turn 1, while he received a post-race 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with the Mercedes driver. Despite the penalties, Verstappen kept his ꦆsecond place finish behind Hamilton. 

Speaking ahead of this we𝓀ekend’s Abu Dhabi title showdown, Verst♒appen said he still feels aggrieved by the decisions. 

“Clearly things don’t apply for everyone because the things I did in terms of defending, two other guys also did and they didn’t get a mention or p🍸enalty,” Verstappen said. 

“I don’t understand as I thought I was just r🐠acing hard.  What happened for me didn’t deserve any penalty and clearly the other two people who did it they didn’t get one but clearly it’🃏s only me that gets it. 

“Of course fighting at the 🐲front people are a bit more critical but for me I don’t understand.” 

Asked about the criticism he🃏 has received following the race, Verstappen said: “Well I mean at the end of the day criticism, that’s always there, but I think from my side what is unfair is I’m treated differently than other drivers. 

“Clearly other drivers c♏an get away with it and I can’t.”

Vers🦹tappen also believes it is wrong that Hamilton did 𒁃not face a penalty for pushing him wide at the final corner when he made his race-winning move in the closing stages of the race. 

“For me I was not ☂wrong, and clearly only I was wrong somehow, like I said while other people do exactly the same thing and get nothing,” he explained. 

“Both of us we were outside of the track, outside of the white line into Turn 1, and yeah, somehow they judged t💟hat it was my fault which I don’t a𒆙gree with, and also the other penalty as well, I don’t agree with. 

“Afterward🍃s he pushes me off track, he even looks at me, and just doesn’t turn in, and just pushes me ou𝔉tside of the white line, the track edge, and he only gets a warning for that. 

“Definitely it is not how it should be and also not fair because it seems other drivers can do different things andꦦ only seems like I get a penalty꧋.” 

Asked whether he will consider changing his app🌟𒀰roach in light of the stewards’ rulings in Jeddah, Verstappen replied:  “The only thing I ask is that it’s fair for everyone but clearly that’s not the case for the moment. 

“But like I said I don’t feel like I was꧅ wrong and clearly it is not wrong for others. 

“So why should I then change while for others it’s allowed to 🎀race like that, I think everyone should be allo🅰wed to race like that.”