‘Simply dangerous’ Max Verstappen leaves Brundle ‘upset’ after Norris clash

Simply dangerous, ridiculous and with a short red fog, this is how Martin Brundle described Max Verstappen’s incident on lap 10 with Lando Norris in Mexico.

The former F1 driver turned expert believes that red bull The driver was lucky not to incur a penalty for this.

Martin Brundle denounces Max Verstappen’s “dangerous” antics

Verstappen and Norris had another contentious afternoon of racing on Sunday as they battled wheel to wheel for second place behind Carlos Sainz at the Mexican Grand Prix.

Norris challenged Verstappen for position on the outside of Turn 4, but was forced to run off the track. But it didn’t stop there, as the Dutchman, now third behind Norris, attacked on the inside a few corners later and forced them both to go off the track despite the fact that there was a barrier a few meters from the edge of the track. the escape Verstappen came out ahead and did not give up the position.

He was given two 10-second penalties.the first for forcing Norris to leave the track and the second for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.

Brundle was not impressed with the reigning world champion’s antics, especially in the second incident, which he considered dangerous.

Commenting on the race sky sportsBrundle said during the broadcast: “I had a feeling something else was coming. The first was rude and brazen, the second was simply dangerous.

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

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Brundle doubled down after the Grand Prix, calling the first incident a dispute, while the second was a case of Verstappen’s red mist.

“The second one especially bothered me,” he said. “This (Turn 4 incident) is the whole dispute about the apex and the outside and the inside, and he just didn’t leave the racing space.

“This (Turn 8) is just a moment of red fog and, really, a ridiculous moment.

“He just hit the gas and took them off and I think he’s lucky he didn’t get a drive-through penalty or something like that.

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

“Honestly, I think it was a short-fuse red mist.”

When asked if it was born out of 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 more.

“But I think he’s a little frustrated because he has the third-fastest car on the track right now. Yes, there is that, but…

“We know he’s feisty, we know he’s aggressive, and that’s what you want to see in your Formula One races. That’s what we’ve always enjoyed, whether it’s Senna V Prost, Senna V Mansell or Mansell V PK, throughout of the decades we have dedicated to it.

“But there is a limit, and that second incident far exceeded the limit.”

Norris finished the Grand Prix in second place behind Sainz, while Verstappen’s penalties meant he was only P6 and was therefore beaten by Norris by 10 points in the biggest swing yet in the Driver classification. Verstappen’s lead has been reduced to 47 points with four races remaining.

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