Lewis Hamilton fires cautioning at Max Verstappen over his father’s ‘not useful’ remarks on Christian Horner

Sir Lewis Hamilton says Jos Verstappen’s comments on Red Bull boss Christian Horner are ‘definitely not helpful’.

The seven-time Formula 1 champion also warned Max Verstappen that working so closely with his dad can be ‘really difficult’ and a ‘thin line to walk’.

F1 has arrived in Saudi Arabia, but the Horner scandal continues to overshadow the sport, even after the team principal was cleared of allegations of ‘inappropriate behaviour

Texts and images supposedly between Horner and his accuser – a female employee of Red Bull – were leaked last week, but the 50-year-old is defiant he will remain in charge of the team he has run since its inception in 2005

But this was before Jos publicly called for Horner, husband of former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, to be sacked following the season opening race in Bahrain, claiming that Red Bull would ‘explode’ if he stayed.

Reigning champion Max says he doesn’t necessarily agree with his father’s comments but insisted that Verstappen Snr. is ‘not a liar’.

Hamilton has now weighed in on the matter, and is well-placed to comment having worked very closely with his own dad in the early years of his racing career before they went their separate ways.