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Max Verstappen was handed two 10-second time penalties for his driving standards during the Mexico City Grand Prix last weekend.
1996 F1 world champion Damon Hill has urged Red Bull to address Max Verstappen’s driving behavior, following two 10-second time penalties for incidents with Lando Norris during the Mexico City Grand Prix. Norris has closed the championship gap to 47 points with four rounds to go. Hill believes private discussions are necessary despite Red Bull’s public defense of Verstappen. Hill noted Red Bull’s reluctance to publicly criticize Verstappen’s driving style, which he feels may encourage reckless behavior on track. He emphasized the importance of controlled competitiveness and called for discipline in wheel-to-wheel racing to avoid unnecessary controversy..Selected Quotes:
– “There’s never any attempt to publicly describe his driver in a way that other people would recognize it.”
– “It is always a protective comment from Christian [Horner] about Max. It almost appears as though Max is free to do whatever he likes.”
– “But really, at some point, there has to be a conversation. It’s the responsibility of the team to also contribute to the driver’s attitude.”
– “He’s got so much talent, he’s got so much ability. He could always use that skill to defeat his opponents. It shouldn’t just be a dodgems race.
