Watching Max Verstappen fight the McLaren Driver and fight Turn 1 of the F1 Grand Prix has become the norm for the past two seasons.
Many times Verstappen is fighting Lando Norris, but he was fighting Oscar Piastri after the lights went out at the Jeddah Corniche circuit at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday. Verstappen began in pole position, with Piastri along with him in the front row, the two fought to the first corner after the McLaren driver got off to a ridiculous start from the line. Verstappen managed to get into position and get back on track to do so, and was given a five-second penalty for leaving the track to ultimately gain an advantage.
It opened the door to Piastri’s third victory in the season. Talk in FIA Press Conference After the Grand Prix, Verstappen praised the McLaren drivers for their gentle attitude and approach to racing.
“I think I said that before. People forget a bit. Last year was his second year. Now he’s his third year and he’s very solid. He has a very calm approach and I like it.” “It appears on orbit. He delivers when he has to and almost makes mistakes. And that’s what you need when you want to fight for the championship. And I think of Mark [Webber, Piastri’s manager and a former Red Bull driver] By his side he is helping him a lot. that’s great. People learn from their careers – that’s what I had with my dad, and Mark advises Oscar.
“At the end of the day, Oscar uses his talent, which is amazing.”
It was one of the longer answers given after Sunday’s race as the Red Bull driver shortened his response and kept him to the point when asked about penalties and other aspects of the race. Verstappen showed that he had shortened his response and showed that his words were not twisted, not to say “too much.”
“It has to do with social media in general and how the world is,” Verstappen says. “I don’t like to talk too much because it’s easy to twist your words or people can interpret them in different ways. It’s more honest than to say them too much.
Later in the FIA press conference, Verstappen said the less “to talk” from him is better.
“As I said before, it’s the world we live in. It’s obviously not appreciated, so we can’t share your opinion. “To be honest, it’s fine if you don’t say too much. Also, we’ll save time because we already have to do that much. Honestly, how is it all going to be? Everyone is very sensitive about everything.”
Certainly you can understand Verstappen’s frustration. Formula 1 drivers face considerable media demands, including media requirements such as post-race press conferences that occur the moment the Grand Prix is over. Especially with regard to the Red Bull driver, this was his account of RB20 at a press conference before the Singapore Grand Prix last season, which touched on the controversy over the penalties being distributed by the FIA for drivers sworn during media duties.
So, except for what he says through his driving, we may not hear much from Verstappen in the coming weeks. So what he said about Piastri, who leads the driver’s championship rankings, speaks volume.
