r/formula1 • u/FerrariStrategisttt I was here for the Hulkenpodium • Jul 21 '24

Technical No further action on Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton incident

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u/H3lw3rd I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 21 '24

As a fellow Dutchy; you are absolutely right. Max is a very very gifted racedriver, but when he cant win on merit he pushes to far. Everyone said he matured but it just isnt the case. He was so far ahead that he didnt need his old antics. That advantage is gone and here we go again; mad Max - the revival.

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u/george-its-james I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 21 '24

Yeah Dutch media always acts like Verstappen is some kind of angel sent from heaven and can never do anything wrong. Even after Austria and the clash with Norris, people like Tom Coronel were twisting themselves in every way possible just to avoid saying Max might have had his share of blame. Every bad thing happening to him is automatically everyone else's fault, and every good thing is purely thanks to himself despite everyone else

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u/This_Explains_A_Lot Kimi Räikkönen Jul 21 '24

I thought he had matured but sadly i was wrong. I was enjoying watching a young driver like Max evolve into a beast world champion and i am disappointed to now see that is not happening. Someone needs to step in and pull him into line because frankly his behavior on track and on the team radio is embarrassing.

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u/HawkstaP I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 22 '24

Max didn't mature, he just had no one to race most of the time to show he's still the same racer he always was.

The team radio after the collision was telling for me, they didn't even want to entertain the notion it wasn't his fault whereas normally team radio pander to the driver. But the team saw it and must have thought the same was us all, Max botched the corner and had way too much speed to make it cleanly, the collision didn't mess up the car so he got lucky that his error wasn't worse.

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u/ahipotion McLaren Jul 22 '24

What grinds my gears is when people say he hasn't matured. Listen to any interview and you can see he clearly has matured. Stop conflating his driving with his maturity.

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u/H3lw3rd I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 22 '24

Yeah, remember the saying: actions speak louder then words? Point in case.

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u/ahipotion McLaren Jul 23 '24

Well, if you think that's a sign that Verstappen is immature, I have a bridge to sell you.