Ex-Red Bull driver pinpoints ‘prejudice problem’ against Max Verstappen
David Coulthard highlighted that Max Verstappen was at the receiving end of a prejudice problem in Formula 1.
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Max Verstappen dominated Formula 1 for the past two seasons. However, the three-time world champion found himself competing against Lando Norris for the 2024 title. Now, former Red Bull driver David Coulthard has claimed that there was prejudice towards the Dutch driver in his fight with Norris.
Coulthard praised Verstappen’s stellar victory at Interlagos. The 27-year-old went on to win the race after starting from P17 on the grid. DC highlighted that the Red Bull driver was in a league of his own that day compared to the rest of the grid.
His drive in Brazil was a lesson to all the other drivers. It was on another level.
David Coulthard said, as reported by RacingNews365
However, the 53-year-old mentioned that if someone could not acknowledge that Max Verstappen drove brilliantly in Brazil, then they had a prejudice problem. David Coulthard joked that prejudice is the reason behind many issues globally.
If somebody can’t acknowledge that and go: That was brilliant, then they have a problem. They have a prejudice problem, which is what causes so many problems in the world, doesn’t it?
David Coulthard asserted
David Coulthard asserts drivers like Max Verstappen are always ‘controversial’
The Briton insisted that Verstappen is a fast driver and admitted that he is controversial. However, Coulthard emphasized that even Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher faced controversies in their career. Subsequently, the 53-year-old reckoned that every successful driver in F1 has faced such comments.
The facts are the guy is brilliant, he’s brilliantly fast. Yes, he’s controversial, but [Ayrton] Senna was controversial. Michael [Schumacher] was controversial. I’m not sure there’s ever been an uncontroversial, very successful person in Formula 1.
David Coulthard added
Max Verstappen is one of the few drivers who does not care about media backlash. Rather, the Dutch driver often takes a dig at alleged biases on the grid. Verstappen simply wants to focus on his racing and fulfill his title ambitions. This is perhaps the reason for the 27-year-old’s massive fan following.
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