Verstappen condemns “disgusting” burning of Mercedes merchandise by fans

Over the Budapest race weekend, a video emerged on social media showing a fan at the track wearing what appeared to be an orange Verstappen shirt burning a black Mercedes cap.

It came just weeks after a similar incident was filmed in a fan area at the Austrian Grand Prix, where abusive fan behaviour led to F1 taking action by increasing security and launching a new campaign called ‘Drive It Out’.

Verstappen was asked on Sunday following his Hungarian Grand Prix victory…