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Max Verstappen: Red Bull needs to talk to three-time F1 world champion about his driving, says Damon Hill | F1 News
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Max Verstappen: Red Bull needs to talk to three-time F1 world champion about his driving, says Damon Hill | F1 News

Former world champion Damon Hill believes Red Bull should have a conversation with Max Verstappen over his conduct after a controversial Mexico City Grand Prix.

Verstappen received two 10-second time penalties and two penalty points on his superlicense for his actions against title rival Lando Norris on Sunday, to finish sixth and saw his championship lead over Norris reduced to 47 points, ahead of Sao Paulo this weekend. Grand Prix.

The Dutchman didn’t want to say much about his incidents with Norris but the Red Bull team principal Christian Horner used data suggesting that the first penalty for the turn four move was unfair, even though it included the turn eight penalty.

Horner also added that Verstappen will “always drive aggressively” within F1 regulations.

“There is never any attempt to publicly portray his driver in a way that other people would recognize him,” Hill said on the Sky Sports F1 Podcast.

“It’s still a protective comment from Christian about Max. It almost seems like Max is free to do whatever he wants.

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“His team will never criticize the way he drives. And I think if you’re competing, it’s probably good to do it publicly.

“But really, at some point there has to be a conversation. It’s the team’s responsibility to also contribute to the driver’s attitude.”

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Hill: This can’t just be a demolition derby

The Mexican drama comes just seven days after another contentious battle between the title protagonists, when Norris was handed a five-second penalty for “leaving the track and taking the lead” by overtaking Verstappen off-track.

The incident called into question F1’s overtaking regulations, which suggest that the driver who is first to the apex has priority in a corner.

Verstappen was praised by some for following the rules in Austin, but received widespread criticism for the incidents in Mexico, which Sky Sports F1According to Martin Brundle, this could “taint his legacy”.

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Speaking on the Sky Sports F1 Podcast, Damon Hill reflects on how F1 has evolved since he was a driver and F1 ‘bad boy’.

Both Brundle and Hill raced against Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher during their F1 careers.

Hill was involved in controversial title battles against Schumacher, but pointed the finger at Senna when it came to aggressive racing.

“Ayrton Senna was very brutal with some of his tactics and his aggression, and that was also questioned at the time, in the way he drove,” he said. Aerial sports.

“I’m about to go to Brazil so I don’t want to upset Senna’s fans, but they know he was a fierce competitor, and sometimes the anger in him got the better of him.

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Speaking on the Sky Sports F1 Podcast, Nigel Chiu explains Christian Horner’s defense after Verstappen-Norris battle at Mexico GP

“That’s where the FIA ​​or the sporting authorities have to step in. They have to be able to say: ‘OK, we want competition and to see this enthusiasm, but it has to be controlled.’

“It can’t just be a demolition derby just to keep your place, or deny everyone a place just because you don’t want to be passed, so there has to be a way to discipline the driver.

“I think Max, if he continues like this, there will be long-term questions about whether or not it was wise for him to drive like that.

“He’s so talented, he has so much ability. He could always use that skill to defeat his opponents. It shouldn’t just be a race of self-dodges.”

Sky Sports F1 Sao Paulo GP Live Schedule

Thursday October 31
4:00 p.m.: Drivers’ press conference

Friday November 1st
2:00 p.m.: Practice 1 of the Sao Paulo GP (session starts at 2:30 p.m.)
4:30 p.m.: Team Principals press conference
6:00 p.m.: Sao Paulo GP sprint qualifying (qualifying starts at 6:30 p.m.*)

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Look back at some of the most dramatic moments from the Sao Paulo Grand Prix

Saturday November 2
1:00 p.m.: preparation for the Sao Paulo GP Sprint
2:00 p.m.: Sao Paulo Sprint GP
3:30 p.m.: Ted’s sprint log
5:00 p.m.: preparation for Sao Paulo qualifying
6:00 p.m.: Sao Paulo GP qualifying
8 p.m.: Ted’s qualification log

Sunday November 3
3:30 p.m.: Sunday Grand Prix: preparation for the Sao Paulo GP
5 p.m.: THE SAO PAULO GRAND PRIX
7 p.m.: Checkered flag: reaction from the Sao Paulo GP
8 p.m.: Ted’s notebook

*also live on Sky Sports Main Event

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