Max Verstappen raced Lewis Hamilton differently to 'knock him off his throne' - Karun Chandhok
Verstappen stormed to a dominant se🌄cond 🦋world title in 2022, winning 15 of the 22 races.
Despite enjoying a record-breaking season, he didn’t have it all his own way, particularly in the first half of the year as Ferrari were incredibly competitive in the hands of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc.
While Verstappen did not have a direct title rival like he did with Hamilton in 2021, he did go up against Leclerc, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz on a number of occasions.
During Verstappen’s various battles with the aforementioned trio, the duels were oft𝔍en hard but fair, unlike his previous tussles with Hamilton.
Verstsappen and Hamilton have 🎐a lo𝓀ng history of incidents, stretching back to the start of 2021.
The pair collided during the early stages of this year’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix𝄹 - an🍷 incident that arguably cost Hamilton the win.
Chandhok - who is a pundit for Sky Sports F1 - believes Verstappen had to “assert himself” against Hamilton, who had dominate💟d the sport prior to the Dutchman’s triumph lasꦦt year.
"Lewis is the king of the castle🔜 and he has been this generation," Chandhok said. "Max felt that he had to assert himself against Lewis, knock him off his throne.
"Whereas he sees Charles [🌺Leclerc],💙 George [Russell], Carlos [Sainz] as his peers and that's why he races them differently."
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