From: geoff@nospamgeoffwood.org   
      
   On 2/03/2025 1:02 am, scole wrote:   
   > So, after the booing at the launch shindig, Jos ran his mouth off on   
   > behalf of his son, saying that he'll not be attending future events in   
   > England, and generally sounding off about Brit-bias. This came up time and   
   > again last season, the Verstappens would routinely call out the British   
   > press/media/fans as anti-Dutch.   
   >   
   > Now, you didn't ever hear so much of that kind of thing when Max was   
   > dominant, it seemed to come to the fore once his car started to let him   
   > down, and then he got rattled and started driving in to and clashing with   
   > other drivers, too; the Norris incident, the Russell spat.   
   >   
   > So, is Max already rattled before the season has even started? I watched a   
   > bit of the testing this week, and what I saw and heard didn't suggest Red   
   > Bull have pulled it together and given him another dream car to drive.   
   >   
   > He's got a hefty amount of points on his super licence and needs to keep   
   > his nose clean until June before some of them are wiped off. If he's got a   
   > gash car, I don't think he'll be able to keep it in check; he's proven   
   > that he's got a shocking tempremant. Between on-track shenanigans and   
   > swearing in interviews, I reckon a race ban is almost nailed on for him at   
   > some point in the first half of the season.   
   >   
   > He's a great driver, don't get me wrong, but he is a petulant, spoiled   
   > child, and there will be fireworks at some point!   
      
   Not so much VER v The British. More VER versus Everybody, including his   
   own team.   
      
   --   
   geoff   
      
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