Re: Verstappens vs The British

On Sat, 01 Mar 2025 12:02:59 +0000, vintageapplemac@gmail.com (scole)
wrote:

So, after the booing at the launch shindig, Jos ran his mouth off on
behalf of his son, saying that he'll not be attending future events in
England, and generally sounding off about Brit-bias. This came up time and
again last season, the Verstappens would routinely call out the British
press/media/fans as anti-Dutch.
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Now, you didn't ever hear so much of that kind of thing when Max was
dominant, it seemed to come to the fore once his car started to let him
down, and then he got rattled and started driving in to and clashing with
other drivers, too; the Norris incident, the Russell spat.
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So, is Max already rattled before the season has even started? I watched a
bit of the testing this week, and what I saw and heard didn't suggest Red
Bull have pulled it together and given him another dream car to drive.
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He's got a hefty amount of points on his super licence and needs to keep
his nose clean until June before some of them are wiped off. If he's got a
gash car, I don't think he'll be able to keep it in check; he's proven
that he's got a shocking tempremant. Between on-track shenanigans and
swearing in interviews, I reckon a race ban is almost nailed on for him at
some point in the first half of the season.
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He's a great driver, don't get me wrong, but he is a petulant, spoiled
child, and there will be fireworks at some point!

I totally agree. He is spoiled brat. And good driver.
But.
Being good, even great driver, doesn't mean that he is alowed to
behave like this. Personally I don't care about swearing, but his
driving habits - this shows lack of sportsmanship and respect of
fellow drivers.
Therefore I don't like him and don't respect him. (And I'm not even
English).
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