Well to be fair, Ferrari and Redbull did do their best to help him....
Alonso is driver of the day for me. Last on the grid and held on to 7th with less car under him than those behind him.
Bob Varsha on NBC? Well thats a first
I think it's time for the FIA to start reeling in Verstappens driving before something happens.
Also pushing a driver off the track and not making the track limit yourself is a complete joke, yet the Stewards still thought he was right to keep his position.
Nico's face says it all!
Other than that yea he was a bit testy today. Like Steve Matchett said, I put it down to nerves from being at his home race and he's only 18 (remember that) and everything else all coming together. It's tough. By the end of the race though his composure had settled and he was driving a lot better.
On Dutch TV Max said that because they ruined his race in turn 1, apart from the wing he also had damage underneath the car, he tried to make their races as miserable as possible.
He can do that
I'm not saying it's right, and I agree it's wrong to do. But are you really gonna say no driver ever has that train of thought? He said he was going to make their races "miserable", not "I'm going to crash them out". He was overly defensive. Something you might see happen from other circumstances. In this case it was due to an earlier incident and that adds to the "revenge" aspect you perceive. I don't think he was getting revenge in a malicious way. He was just overly defensive from that point on.
So by now everybody knows Max pulls off these tricks and still they fall for it. Kimi should've known it was going to be like that, you can easily trick Max into doing what he did and go around him on the outside.
"I think something is not right here", Raikkonen said after the race.
"I chose the right side, and then when he realised, he moved right as well. I had to brake at high speed to avoid an accident. I've never experienced this with any other driver, so I think this is not right. But apparently it doesn't matter".
Verstappen returned the favour, rejecting any blame, and instead making it look like revenge.
"The Ferrari's ruined my race in the first corner. Then I will not let them past. I'd prefer to run them off the track instead. Let them rage over the team radio, it's fun the people at home in front of the television".
Hey Max, this isn't NASCAR.http://www.f1technical.net/news/20986
If this quote is accurate he should be banned from racing for some time.
I wish I had posted this at the time, but I was certain that this was the case during the race.On Dutch TV Max said that because they ruined his race in turn 1, apart from the wing he also had damage underneath the car, he tried to make their races as miserable as possible.
In this particular case I don't think "making their races as miserable as possible" necessarily means causing a 200mph collision. I think it meant more along the lines of frustrating the driver behind him or even blocking him. Max Verstappen wouldn't be the first driver to have tried to do that and he won't be the last.
That's what he meant in my opinion. What he did was different. Today was probably the biggest demonstration of his inexperience. When he burst through in Spain everybody was raving about him and now that the hype has died down somewhat, he can get back to working on his racecraft and he clearly needs some mentoring with not letting pressure or aggression affecting his composure. He's still clearly one of the best young drivers about and I hope he is able to balance his fanatical attacks with more tactful defending in the future.
As for the rest of the race... Rosberg will be glad to be back on the top step of the podium but it must be frustrating for him to see Hamilton only two places behind and still in the championship lead. And frustrating for all the other drivers as someone who started 21st secured an easy finish inside the top 5 only highlights how dominant the Mercedes is.
Raikkonen's team-mate Sebastian Vettel, who had his own on-the-edge tussle with Verstappen during the race, said he would try to "educate" the Red Bull driver.
"I am not a fan of penalising people," the four-time world champion said. "We need talk to each other and have respect.
"There have been a couple of manoeuvres that the rest of the field is not happy with his behaviour.
"The best way to educate is just to talk rather than create a fuss in the media. We are men."
Vettel suggests he/other drivers are going to have a talk with him.
Question is of course whether he cares to listen or not.