Lando Norris insists ‘people aren’t scared’ of F1 rival Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen doesn't scare anybody - Lando Norris has declared, writes Lewis Larkam in 𒆙Abu Dhabi.

Lando Norris and Max Verstappen
Lando Norris and Max Verstappen

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris believes the only thing F1 drivers are scared of about168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Max Verstappen is his speed.

The season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix has been dominated by an escalating row between George Russell and Max Verstappen after the Mercedes driver accused his Red Bull counterpart of bul🦩lying behaviour.

Russell claimed on Thursday that Verstappen had threatened to “purposefully go out of his way to crash into me and 'put me on my head in the wall’” - an alleg💦ation the four-time world champion has strenuously denied.

Verstappen’s 2024 titl💦e rival and Mc⛎Laren driver Norris has now waded into the debate.

"I don't think🐟 people are scared of Max at all," Norris is quoted as saying by.

"Are people afraid of what probably he's capable of at times, from a speed perspective? Do you go into some sessions and go 'Shit, Max is feeling good this weekend, he's been good at practi♉ce, he's going to be mega?' 100%.

"Same as with football teams and any other sport.

"When people♊ are in good form and they're performing well, you're a little bit afraid of what someone's capable of going out and doing from a performance point of view. No one's scared. It just puts you on the limit.”

Norris added: “Sometimes people can't risk giving Max the fight that he need⛄s. Same with me this year.

"He had nothing to lose this s𒁏eason, at all. I was always in the position of I'm the one to lose. If no-🦩one scores points, it's a Max win. That's basically it. I was always in that vulnerable position.

"Hopefully next year we can s🌜tart off better and things will change from there on.”

Verstappen wouldn’t put a rival in wall

Asked if he thinks Verstappen is the kind of drive🐷r who would put a rival in the wall on purpose, Norris replied: “No”.

"We're passionate about what we do, so we put everything into it, just as a lot of our team do. You're going to feel let down at times, you're going to feel betrayed at times, you're going to feel like people will h𝓡ave you over.

"It's not any💙thing more than that, it's just two drivers who want to win🔴, that's the moral of the whole story really.”

And Norris suspects the involvement of Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and Red Bull team principal Chris🎉tian Horner in the feud is mainly for show.

"That's all for Netflix," Norris said. “It’s obvious. They love Netflix, all team managers love🍰 Netflix."

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