A visit to him might have done well: While the Dutch hot spur stuck in the FIA garage after the missed podium, the TOP-3 went to the so-called “Cooldown room”. Cool down, drink a few sip and watch the highlights of the race again on a large screen …
However, when Vibapen’s ramping against George Russell was shown in the final phase, the three Formula 1 stars also went through the room – and McLaren’s Lando Norris could not refrain from comment: “I have already done that – in Mario Kart …”
Fine irony of the British, however, consider that Verstappen named the popular video game a week ago as an example, but at that time with regard to the artificially created tension in Monaco. With his assessment of the incident on Sunday, however, Norris, however, has a similar direction to Verstappen’s opponent of the accident Russell – he had finally said at the finish: “I have often seen something like this in Simracing or Iracing – but never in a Formula 1 race.”
McLaren egg rum: collective search for the “context”
A clear opinion of Verstappen’s supposed freaking, which apparently also has racing winners Oscar Piatri: However, the Australian was apparently smart enough to express them only when there were no micros nearby – which led to curious scenes a little later at the press conference:
Because when asked whether he could classify the behavior in more detail after his spontaneous Mario-Kart saying, Norris said, preferred to hand over the word directly to his stable companion: “Oscar told me that he would have a few interesting opinions, so I passed on to him directly,” the brit grinning one … grinning one …
“Being your teammate, so fun!” Piatri thanks. Just to be around: “To be honest: I don’t quite understand the context what happened there,” he wants to save a clear criticism of Verstappen. Piatri says to the scene itself: “It looked a bit strange. I thought he would give back the position. But I really don’t know what exactly happened there.”
“Whether it was a misunderstanding? Whether he didn’t slow down? I just don’t know,” says the World Cup leader, who at least makes no secret of an element: “Obviously it was not a little contact,” he says to the Rambo campaign of the world champion: “I don’t have much more to say-but it definitely didn’t look good.”
“But that’s not what he said earlier!”
And norris? Instead of announcing his opinion himself, he prefers to snub his teammate in front of the gathered press again, grin: “But that’s not what he said earlier!” While Piatri laughs, Norris also presses with clear words: “As I said, I also don’t know what happened. I didn’t hear what Max said, and also not what George said. So I think that it is nothing to say about what to say about at the moment.”
After all: McLaren actually attracts this tactic at all levels, also team boss Andrea Stella puts on the same muzzle, even uses the exact same vocabulary: “I can’t say anything because I have just seen it – but I lack the context,” says the Italian: “I don’t know exactly how it … I was surprised: I thought at the moment, I don’t want to comment because I don’t want to comment because I don’t want to comment because Don’t have enough context. “
Smart reluctance or fear of the uncontrollable revenge of the Dutchman? In any case, the ram printing of the McLaren warehouse shows that no one really wants to make a shot about the enemy. If you consider that the last one who did this at the end of last season was George Russell, somehow no wonder …
Wolff also holds back: Schumacher senses something
It seems all the more surprising to some observers that Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff reacts so calmly on Sunday: “I also don’t know what about the Max, whether he had a problem on the car or whether he was just so annoyed that he is already from the gas in the curve and that the George is already – but I have to question what the reason was”, the Viennese is “Sky” tame.
Although Wolff later at least refuses to the ORF that the action is something “what you shouldn’t do on the race track,” at least Sky expert Ralf Schumacher is surprised about the mildness of the Mercedes boss: “Because after such an action, you would be a bit more energetic and more behind your driver, the German is” surprised “.
“But it’s nice, you can also interpret whatever sporting,” says Schumacher – who also throws another thoughts on Wolff’s silence in relation to Verstappen: “So you could almost believe that something is already taking place in the background.” The ongoing rumors about Mercedes’ interest in the rage world champion should at least not become quieter …