Motor racing-Hamilton hopes to benefit from the boos


Formula One F1 - Dutch Grand Prix - Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands - September 2, 2021 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton during the FIA Press Conference Pool via REUTERS/Andrej Isakovic

(Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton is braced for a barrage of boos from Max Verstappen's Orange Army at the first Dutch Grand Prix in 36 years but the seven times world champion hopes to turn it to his advantage.

Some 70,000 fans will be at Zandvoort every day this weekend and Hamilton, three points clear of his Dutch Red Bull rival in the standings, can expect a hostile reception.

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