Jos Verstappen has stood up for his son Max, after he received criticism from all sides for his statements about the new technical rules in Formula 1, where energy management has become crucial. Max Verstappen spoke, among other things, of ‘Formula E on steroids’. Such remarks were not appreciated by people like Guenther Steiner, Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher.
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“That can really annoy me,” Jos Verstappen reacts in De Telegraaf. “I have the idea that some people often just say things to stay in the spotlight. Max’s feeling in the car has nothing to do with performance. I also wonder what some people are worrying about when they say Max is whining. Then you just don’t listen to what he says, right?”
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Jos Verstappen emphasizes that Max Verstappen is simply consistent in the answers he gives. “You must not forget that he just gives honest answers to questions he receives. They should embrace the fact that Max is so direct. Or do they only want yes-men in this sport? Or drivers who say it’s all great, but don’t mean a word of it?”
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