“Look, no-one in this sport wants to be the one that gets bullied"
Verstappen’s driving style is under the microscope heading into this weekend’s F1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone after contact with Norris in Austria.
Ricciardo, a former Red Bull teammate of Verstappen’s, has endured his own on-track controversy with the F1 champion.Ricciardo was asked if rivals must expect a fraught battle when going wheel-to-wheel with Verstappen.“But I don’t even want to spotlight Max, I think when you’re fighting for a win, you fight for a win, are you going to fight harder than 15th place? Honestly, yes. Because it’s just how it is.
“I think honestly, it's good that there’s a hard battle for the lead. Unfortunately it ended that way for them, but that’s how it goes.”Ricciardo was questioned about whether drivers must lay down the law to the aggressive Verstappen. “So you always want to have your elbows out to an extent. We know Max from day one has always had his out, and I think just naturally his DNA, he just is a tough racer.
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella insisted that Verstappen was not penalised heavily enough years ago, when he was battling Lewis Hamilton, allowing his style of driving to continue.“I don’t know if it… it sounds like it’s probably blown a little bit out of proportion.“Obviously leaves it all out on the track, and that’s what a lot of fans have admired about him.
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