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Verstappen backed by Montoya: 'If Norris does it, suddenly punishment is outrageous'
Former F1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya agrees with Max Verstappen: There is British bias in the competition. The Colombian noticed that British commentators react in a different manner when penalties are given to Britons, or if they are involved in incidents.
Verstappen backed by Montoya
"I watched the Qatar GP in English. Lando made the mistake of not lifting and they, the commentators, go. ‘It's outrageous that he gets a penalty.‘ Or if Lando makes a mistake, they say, ‘Oh that’s very rare’," Montoya shared his experience to Instant Casino.
He then compared that to when a non-British driver makes a mistake. The approach is different, continued Montoya. "Look at when Checo Perez spins. Looking at it from the outside you ask, He spun, but he doesn’t have any drive in the car. Did he really just spin, or did something fail in the car when he gassed it?"
He added: "Because there's no reason for the car not to work after you spin. He didn't hit anything. But automatically the British commentators go, ‘He just spun. It's just a lack of talent. He shouldn't be driving.’
"When Max said that he had the ‘wrong passport’ I could identify myself with it so much."
This article was written in collaboration with Nicole Mulder
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