Verstappen: “I don’t give a damn about criticism, the only thing that matters to me is our relationship with Lando”

Lando Norris He clarified in a press conference that this week he had spoken to Max Verstappen twice, lowered his tone and said that he did not need the Dutchman’s apology and that their friendship remains the same as before the accident in Austria. And on ‘Sky Sports’, Verstappen made sure he got up early on Monday after the race because he wanted to talk to the Briton and they quickly hit it off. Furthermore, she assured the media that she doesn’t care about the criticism and that all that matters to her is maintaining her friendship with Lando.

“You try to push the limits of the rules and maybe find a gray area here and there. You do the same thing when you race, because if you don’t, you won’t be an elite driver or be successful in life. The critics? I don’t care about that. I’m going home, I’m living my life. The only thing that matters to me is our relationship with Lando,” argument.

“I said that after the race there is no point in talking about it there, emotions are running high … “I woke up pretty early on Monday because I wanted to talk to Lando, but he texted me earlier!”declared the three-time F1 world champion.

“I respect him a lot. We are very good friends, he is a very nice guy. I was upset and disappointed that we touched each other, naturally on the track you compete hard, But as a friend, you are disappointed with what happened.”argued the Dutchman.

“Quite quickly, as we talked, we shared the same opinion: we have to compete hard with each other. That’s what we want to do and we always do. Not only in F1, but also when we compete online, which “It’s what we really enjoy with each other, competing hard, and that’s what we’re going to continue to do.”Max argued, downplaying what happened to Red Bull Ringwhere he was found guilty of a collision with Landau in the final laps as they both battled for the win, something that ended with them both pitting and abandoning Norris.