Max Verstappen was over the moon on Sunday at a maiden Grand Prix win in Australia, but claimed Lewis Hamilton failed to follow racing rules when passing him on the opening lap. 

The Dutch Red Bull star took the chequered flag after a drama-filled showdown ahead of Mercedes’ Hamilton for his second win of the year and first in Melbourne. He started from pole, but was passed by both George Russell and Hamilton as they jostled for position at the start. His superior Red Bull power eventually brought him home, but he had a dig at Hamilton nevertheless, complaining that the British seven-time world champion pushed him wide. “From my side, I just tried to avoid the contact, it’s quite clear on the rules what is allowed to do now on the outside, but clearly, it’s not followed,” he said.