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Verstappen: Individuals who criticise my driving haven’t got a champion’s mentality
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Verstappen: Individuals who criticise my driving haven’t got a champion’s mentality

By Miles Cooper December 17, 2024
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Max Verstappen has insisted he’ll maintain crossing the road racing in Method 1 if he has to and prompt those that don’t perceive wouldn’t have the “world champion mentality”.

After a dominant begin, Verstappen and Purple Bull got here below strain from McLaren and Ferrari in 2024 and the Dutchman was challenged for the drivers’ title by Norris all through the second a part of the season.

That translated into on-track skirmishes in Austria after which in Austin and Mexico, with Verstappen handed two 10-second penalties in Mexico Metropolis for shoving Norris off the monitor.

Whereas fuelling additional discussions over F1’s racing guidelines, Verstappen acquired a barrage of criticism from McLaren, followers and media.

However reflecting on his 2024 marketing campaign, Verstappen says he has no regrets as a result of he feels it is necessary in F1 to cross the road at instances. In an end-of-season interview with Dutch F1 broadcaster Viaplay, Verstappen was reminded of McLaren CEO Zak Brown’s feedback in Mexico that “Max is such an superior racing driver, I simply do not suppose it’s worthwhile to drive like that”.

Responding to Brown’s feedback and the final backlash he confronted on his driving behaviour, he stated: “Sure, however they don’t have the world champion mentality. I’ll at all times go to the restrict to get essentially the most out of each race and if I’ve to pressure it, then that’s simply the way it goes. Typically you need to cross a line. Effectively, I do.”

Requested whether or not he had any regrets over how he edged Norris in direction of the wall in Mexico, he stated: “No, in no way in that race. I believe I gained factors there.

Verstappen: Individuals who criticise my driving haven’t got a champion’s mentality

Max Verstappen, Purple Bull Racing RB20, Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38

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“So like I stated, I’ll at all times do every thing to get the utmost consequence for a championship. And naturally, generally you need to go to the restrict or over the restrict, and never everybody understands that. Not everybody has that mentality.”

Verstappen added the Mexico fallout, in addition to McLaren’s half-hearted use of workforce orders, have been some examples of McLaren’s relative lack of expertise in preventing for championships, stating Norris might have overwhelmed him to the drivers’ title because the workforce “completely” missed alternatives.

“They’ve had an excellent automobile this yr. However I believe it is also clear that they nonetheless had lots to be taught, so to talk, to essentially consistently compete,” he stated.

“In fact, they did effectively for the constructors’ championship, however they might have ready a lot better for the drivers’ championship.”

Extra reporting by Laurens Stade

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