Accept your role’: Max Verstappen takes jab at Lewis Hamilton’s ex-
Max Verstappen has taken a jab at Lewis Hamilton’s former team-mate Valtteri Bottas as he gave his thoughts on second drivers in F1. The Red Bull star suggested number two drivers must “accept their role” in a team and understand their colleagues are just “a bit better”. The reigning world champion then highlighted Bottas’ role at the Silver Arrows as an example of his beliefs.
Bottas’ title push always seemed to fall away as the Finn was left in a supporting role to Hamilton towards the crunch stage of a season. However, the former Williams star was still competitive in his own right and managed to bag himself wins and podiums on his day but never came close to beating Hamilton across a full year.
Accept your role’: Max Verstappen takes jab at Lewis Hamilton’s ex-
Verstappen told Viaplay: “Every year he starts fresh. But after a few races you realise it’s not going to happen again and you accept your role. He still finished on podiums, he won a few races and took pole positions.
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“You just have to accept that the driver next to you is just a bit better. That’s fine, that can happen. It’s important that he accepted it. Some drivers can’t do that and then it goes completely w
“Then they don’t survive for very long. I’m not going to name names, but you have to accept your role. You can’t live in a fairytale world.” Bottas came within 58 points of Hamilton in his debut season with the German marquee in 2017.
Accept your role’: Max Verstappen takes jab at Lewis Hamilton’s ex-
Max Verstappen has taken a jab at Lewis Hamilton’s former team-mate Valtteri Bottas as he gave his thoughts on second drivers in F1. The Red Bull star suggested number two drivers must “accept their role” in a team and understand their colleagues are just “a bit better”. The reigning world champion then highlighted Bottas’ role at the Silver Arrows as an example of his beliefs.
Bottas’ title push always seemed to fall away as the Finn was left in a supporting role to Hamilton towards the crunch stage of a season. However, the former Williams star was still competitive in his own right and managed to bag himself wins and podiums on his day but never came close to beating Hamilton across a full year.
Accept your role’: Max Verstappen takes jab at Lewis Hamilton’s ex-
Verstappen told Viaplay: “Every year he starts fresh. But after a few races you realise it’s not going to happen again and you accept your role. He still finished on podiums, he won a few races and took pole positions.
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“You just have to accept that the driver next to you is just a bit better. That’s fine, that can happen. It’s important that he accepted it. Some drivers can’t do that and then it goes completely w
“Then they don’t survive for very long. I’m not going to name names, but you have to accept your role. You can’t live in a fairytale world.” Bottas came within 58 points of Hamilton in his debut season with the German marquee in 2017.
