Lewis Hamilton left furious in Turkey after surrendering F1 lead to Max Verstappen

Hamilton questioned the decision to stop and snapped “leave me alone” when race engineer Peter Bonnington informed him of the gap to Pierre Gasly in sixth

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was furious with his team in Turkey (Umit Bektas/AP)

A furious Lewis Hamilton surrendered the world championship lead to Max Verstappen after finishing fifth at the Turkish Grand Prix.

Valtteri Bottas took the chequered flag at a damp Istanbul Park ahead of Verstappen and Sergio Perez, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc fourth.