Max Verstappen, What about him?
Much has been said and will be said about this amazing young man! I am Dutch and I used to drive in Formula One, Max is Dutch and drives in Formula One so I have every reason to admire him. However I am not a fan because most fans can't handle any form of criticism aimed at their idol. If anything I am a big fan of objectivity! Now with that in mind I need to get something of my chest. Max has been hailed and criticized for his achievements so far, I have been complimenting him all along, why, well because it makes sense. Now I can already see you critics get agitated and you probably feel the urge to start replying before you read further, please yourself. Following the logic of 'trying to understand, before being understood' I thought about the criticism and looked back at what Verstappen did that was so terrible? Looking back from when he started his first F1 GP in 2015, I conclude that it was nothing, absolutely nothing!! Yes you blabbermouths out there, NOTHING!! Yes he did upset a few people, why, simply because he passed them in a brilliant way or they couldn't pass him because he was clever and skillful in defending! Yes of course he 'nearly' touched people or they 'nearly' touched him, well that's the skill part of it! How many girls have you F1 drivers 'nearly' made pregnant? So those are the facts, deal with it. He also NEVER (in caps lock so Mr. Lauda can also read it without reading glasses) ran into anybody on the track, never even damaged anybody's car (Romain Grosjean in Monaco 2015 could finish the race in twelfth position on the same lap as the leader). So how many of you Formula one drivers can say that over the last two years? Certainly not your two choir boys Mr. Lauda! Btw they are two awesome drivers and characters, but this is in reply to how Mr. Lauda makes them out to be.. By now we can write a book about all the things that Lauda said in anger and took back so even and icon of the stature of Niki Lauda, my own great example in the seventies loses credibility for talking nonsense just to cover his own interest. Also I challenge all the other F1 drivers to come up with a record like that! And now what? Well overtaking and defending used to be an art but not anymore, all the smart ass wingers have achieved that everybody can overtake now because you can't move under braking, effectively you're not aloud to defend yourself other than pressing a button on the steering wheel for extra power. (Good job their not in charge of the World Boxing Association) so remember he never drove anybody off the track, so when he will do at some point in the future, bless him and the other driver because it will be his first time!!