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Albers: 'Hamilton has drawn a line since Silverstone'
- GPblog.com
Max Verstappen is known as an aggressive driver who likes to go on the attack and doesn't back down from anything. This was demonstrated again last weekend, when he tried to overtake Lewis Hamilton at the first corner in Monza. It didn't end well, as both drivers ended up in the gravel trap and were unable to continue their race. Verstappen was given a three-place grid penalty for the next race.
According to Christijan Albers this is a direct consequence of the driving style and behaviour of Verstappen. This he says in the Formula 1 podcast of the Telegraaf.
"The reality of course is just that if you go and look at Imola, with the race start, you also see that he actually just pushes Hamilton to the outside. If you go and look at Barcelona exactly the same. If you look at Silverstone with the sprint race and the first few corners until they get to Copse. He takes the high road every time. And you can see that Hamilton has to continually cash in and he does go more to the safe side."
Hamilton stopped giving Verstappen the space
This was according to Albers in Silverstone. Before that Hamilton gave the Dutchman more than enough space according to Albers. But he wasn't going to keep doing that.
"At some point it stops. Hamilton is of the same calibre as Verstappen. Those are two great drivers. It's a Senna Prost situation we're in. Lewis always gave the millimeters and centimeters to Max, but once you have to draw a line. And since Silverstone that has happened."
So since that line was drawn, things have already gone wrong twice for Verstappen. There is little chance that either driver will change their driving style, making the likelihood of another incident this season high.