Max Verstappen ‘having smoke and a pancake’ on cruise to title – Lewis Hamilton

The seven-time world champion was referencing the 2002 Austin Powers movie.
Max Verstappen ‘having smoke and a pancake’ on cruise to title – Lewis Hamilton

OH BEHAVE: Lewis Hamilton, pictured, finished fourth and trailed Max Verstappen by 49 seconds at Spa-Francorchamps (Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP)

Lewis Hamilton described Max Verstappen’s dominance of Formula One as being like “he is having a smoke and a pancake” following the Dutch driver’s eighth straight win at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Hamilton finished fourth and trailed Verstappen by 49 seconds at Spa-Francorchamps.

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