Max Verstappen again criticizes the British media, claiming some reports about him were inaccurate and highlighting perceived bias in their coverage.
Four-time F1 World Champion Max Verstappen has once again criticized what he perceives as bias in the British media’s coverage of him.
Verstappen targeted the British media following his dominant win from 17th on the grid at the São Paulo Grand Prix.
His comments came after receiving criticism from 1996 World Champion Damon Hill, along with former British F1 drivers Martin Brundle and Johnny Herbert, following controversial clashes with his title rival Lando Norris.
“Sometimes, in racing situations, or in battles, or with certain penalties, and in the way people view success and the credit they give you or not, I really feel there’s a bias,” Verstappen explained when asked to elaborate on his feelings about it.
“The problem in F1 is that 80 to 85% of the media is British. And I felt that some of the things written about me weren’t fair. I’m not going to sit here and single out one presenter, but I just had to laugh at what was said. I thought, ‘whatever.'”
“In the end, yes, I have four titles, and they’re the ones in front of a microphone. I speak up. I don’t care. If I disagree with something, I’ll tell you.”
“On the track, I’ll risk everything. I won’t back down. I want to win. That has to be the end result. Some people criticize me for that.”
“But most of them don’t have the mentality to win a championship, so they don’t understand, and they never will get that approach.”
As for whether he expects media coverage to change, the Red Bull driver said, “It depends a lot on whether you’re fighting against a British driver. If I were fighting against Charles [Leclerc], for example, it would be much less of an issue.”
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Verstappen slams British media bias over inaccurate reports Verstappen slams British media bias over inaccurate reports
