don’t need that type of rivalry”: Max Verstappen reflects on his rivalry with Lewis Hamilton.
Max Verstappen believes that Lewis Hamilton’s rivalry with him is not “personal,” which he does not need in the sport.
In 2021, the British driver and the Dutch driver engaged in a fierce competition for the title.
Throughout the course of the season, the two drivers engaged in combat, with Max ultimately winning, albeit in contentious circumstances.
Lewis Hamilton has struggled since 2021, when Max Verstappen’s Red Bull dominated the sport and won the title comfortably in 2022 and 2023.
The Mercedes under him has quite recently not been sufficiently serious to gather any sort of a title challenge.
Worse still is the fact that the driver has not even been able to win a race in all of this time.During this time, the contention has fairly calmed down however it bubbles over now and again in the media.
For example, Lewis Hamilton rushed to bring up in 2023 that he felt Max Verstappen’s colleagues were generally worse than what he had in his vocation.
What followed was an ever changing between the two drivers which wasn’t great.
Conversing with The Times, when addressed assuming the contention had become individual, the Red Bull driver discredited and said that the relationship was typical away from the track.
He said:”I needn’t bother with that sort of”I needn’t bother with that sort of competition.
Obviously we need to beat one another, however truly, when we’re in a confidential setting it resembles simply commonplace folks.
“Max Verstappen shares a funny story during his driving test In a similar meeting, Max Verstappen shared a comical story during his driving permit test.
The Red Bull driver joined F1 in 2015 when he was as yet a young person and not even mature enough to lawfully drive.
He had the unexpected qualification of having the super permit (to race in F1) however not the permit to drive.
In the meeting, he discussed the amusing connection with the analyst when he went to step through his driving examination. He said:”I went left when the examiner told me to go right.
Then I didn’t give way [to walkers at a crossing]. He was extremely distraught. I contended with him since I thought they were not really at the intersection.
So I was, as, ‘However they’re not there yet, so for what reason would it be advisable for me to stop?'”The Red Bull driver has now come out on top for three championships in succession and in 2024 he will be hoping to broaden his streak and get a fourth one.
