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Jos Verstappen, the father of four-time F1 champion Max Verstappen, has urged McLaren to deal with their ‘aggressive’ driver, Lando Norris.
Jos Verstappen, father of four-time F1 champion Max Verstappen, has criticized McLaren’s driver Lando Norris for his aggressive driving style.
Although Jos is now focused on rally racing and supporting his son at Red Bull, he previously had his own F1 career from 1994 to 2003, racing alongside Michael Schumacher at Benetton in his debut season.
After McLaren’s troubled weekend that led to disqualifications for Norris and his teammate Oscar Piastri at the Las Vegas GP, Jos voiced his concerns about Norris’ tactics, especially his move at the race start.
Jos pointed out that Norris appeared overly focused on Max rather than his own race, highlighting a lap one incident where Norris failed to brake early enough for the first corner compared to Max.
Jos drew parallels between Norris’ aggressive driving and that of Max in the past, implying that McLaren should address the issue internally rather than focusing solely on Max’s driving style.
