‘Simply dangerous’ Max Verstappen leaves Brundle ‘upset’ after the collision with Norris

Downright dangerous, ridiculous and short red fog, that’s how Martin Brundle described Max Verstappen’s incident in the second lap of 10 with Lando Norris in Mexico.

The former F1 driver turned expert believes so Red Bull The driver was fortunate that he did not receive a drive-through penalty for this.

Martin Brundle criticizes the ‘dangerous’ antics of Max Verstappen

Verstappen and Norris experienced another controversial Sunday afternoon when they went wheel-to-wheel for second place behind Carlos Sainz during the Mexican Grand Prix.

Norris challenged Verstappen for a position on the outside of Turn 4, but was forced off the track. But it didn’t stop there as the Dutchman, now P3 behind Norris, attacked on the inside a few corners later and forced them both off the track, even though there was a barrier just meters from the edge of the run- off. Verstappen came in front and did not give up the position.

He received two ten-second penaltiesthe first for forcing Norris off the track and the second for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.

Brundle was unimpressed by the reigning world champion’s antics, especially in the second incident, which he said was dangerous.

Comment on the race for Air sportsBrundle said during the broadcast: “I had a feeling something else was coming his way. The first was rude and rude, the second was downright dangerous.

“That’s pretty much a full pit stop for a penalty.”

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Brundle doubled down on that after the Grand Prix, calling the first incident an argument, while the second was a case of red fog from Verstappen.

“I was particularly angry about the second one,” he said. “This (Turn 4 incident) is a matter of bickering over the apex, the outside and the inside, and he simply did not leave the racing area.

“This (Turn 8) is just a red mist moment, and actually a ridiculous moment.

“He just accelerated and took the two off and I think he’s lucky he didn’t get a drive-through penalty or anything like that.

“I’m so in awe of Max, and I hate it when he does things like that because he’s better than that. He’s too good to drive like that.

“I honestly think it was a red mist with a short fuse.”

When asked if it was due to frustration, the former F1 driver replied: “Probably. But I think it all had to do with Turn 4, the previous incident so to speak, and it cost him a lot more.

“But I think he carries some frustration because he has the third fastest car on the track at the moment. Yes, that’s true, but…

“We know he’s spicy, we know he’s aggressive, and that’s what you want to see in your Formula 1 races. That’s what we’ve always enjoyed, whether it was Senna V Prost, or Senna V Mansell, or Mansell V PK, over the decades we’ve talked about that.

“But then there is a limit, and that second incident was way over the limit.”

Norris finished the Grand Prix second behind Sainz, while Verstappen’s penalties meant he was only P6 and was therefore surpassed by Norris by 10 points in the biggest swing in the Grand Prix to date. The ranking of the drivers. Verstappen’s lead has been reduced to 47 points with four races to go.

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