F1: Max Verstappen says his critics ‘don’t have championship-winning mentality’, accuses media for having ‘British bias’

“On the way I volition enactment it each connected the line,” helium was quoted arsenic saying by The Guardian. “I americium not going to backmost out. I privation to win. That needs to beryllium the extremity result. Some radical criticise maine for that. But astir of them don’t person a championship-winning mentality truthful they don’t recognize and they volition ne'er recognize that benignant of approach.”

Max Verstappen’s all-out racing benignant has been heavily criticised by drivers, past and present, and was deed with monolithic penalties a fewer times during this play too. But helium remains steadfast that helium volition not beryllium changing immoderate clip soon.

The 27-year-old’s 2 rubric fights — successful 2021 against Lewis Hamilton and this twelvemonth against McLaren’s Lando Norris — were some against Brits. And with dense British media beingness astatine each Grand Prix, the Dutchman did not clasp backmost successful claiming determination was a bias against him.

“The occupation successful F1 is that 80 to 85% of the media is British and I did consciousness that immoderate things which were written astir maine were not fair,” Max Verstappen added. “At the extremity of the day, yes, (I person 4 titles) and they are the ones successful beforehand of a microphone. I talk out. I don’t care. If I don’t hold with thing I volition archer you.”