"He's also using it as a way of compromising the title contender Lando Norris. So there is some logic, there's some method to his angriness."
Hill has been critical of Verstappen’s driving, describing his wheel-to-wheel race craft like ‘Dick Dastardly’ from Wacky Races.
Verstappen went on the defensive in the FIA press conference when asked about Hill’s comments, stating “I don’t listen to those individuals”.“I think that he's using fear and intimidation,” Hill said. “He also has explained a little bit more about his tactics which has been that he regards it as a gamble. Sometimes it may pay off, sometimes he may get the better of the stewards, they might not apply a penalty.
“He's also using it as a way of compromising the title contender Lando Norris. So there is some logic, there's some method to his angriness. He says he knows what he's doing, but is it right and fair.”“They don't want dangerous situations as well such as changing the line under a braking area and stuff like that which is what he used to get up to as well,” he added.
“So they added regulations to cover that. When he makes the point about individuals, it's not individuals. It's almost universal disapproval. “That's the point. It's not a vendetta against Max. It's simply the people who watch the racing want it to be conducted in a reasonable and fair way. If everybody was doing this, it would be daft, it would be silly, and it wouldn't be worth watching. We like close racing. We are in Sao Paulo, this is where it all started a little bit in 2021, with him running deep into turn four.
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