Max Verstappen reckons Mercedes boss Toto Wolff should be more appreciative of his successes following the Austrian's dismissal of the reigning champion's streak of 10 Formula 1 victories.
The Dutchman claimed his 10th consecutive win at Monza to beat the F1 record for most successive victories, set jointly byWolff was not particularly forthcoming with praise after Verstappen had broken the record, stating it was"for Wikipedia and nobody reads that anyway".
In his riposte, Verstappen said that he was not particularly bothered by Wolff's comments, but was surprised that Mercedes' prior dominance in F1 didn't mean he was more appreciative of Red Bull's achievements. "I'm not disappointed in that, but they had a pretty shit race, so he probably was still pissed off with their performance," Verstappen countered."I think it's just important that you focus on your own team. That's what we do as well. That's what we did in the past as well, when we were behind them and when they were dominating.
"And I think you should be able to appreciate when a team is doing really well, which I think we've done in the past, because it worked also as a kind of inspiration. "To see someone that dominant was very impressive at the time and we knew that we just had to work harder and try to be better and try to get to that level.Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin F1 Team and Carlos Sainz, Scuderia Ferrari at the press conference
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