During the awards ceremony in Austin, fans booed Max Verstappen and chanted the name of the three-time world champion’s teammate. On the eve of the Mexico City Grand Prix, the Red Bull Racing driver backed organizers’ call for spectators to show more respect for the drivers and suggested he was booed by fans who had only recently started following Formula 1 .
Max Verstappen: “On Tuesday evening I flew into Mexico City and on Wednesday I participated in sponsored events all day. I was very well received – I liked everything. I had a great time, but of course I was asked about the situation in Austin.
I came here to just do my job. I received a warm welcome and I hope the wonderful treatment continues. I think the organizers are trying to promote a campaign of respect, because this problem now affects not only us, but also the sport in general.
In recent years, Formula 1 has gained many new fans, and they can react to events on the track very differently than seasoned spectators.
Of course there is nothing wrong with supporting any rider, but you have to respect others, especially on stage when the national anthem is playing. It’s just disrespectful to start singing at times like this, so it’s good that the organizers are raising awareness.”
Commenting on the disqualification of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc in Austin, Max Verstappen called on the FIA to reconsider the procedure for technical inspection of cars: “No one deliberately tried to break the regulations. In the sprint format we only have one training session at our disposal, in which we must have time to prepare everything.
If you make a mistake with the settings, nothing can be done. The only thing that can be changed is to increase the pressure in the tires, but then you drive as if you were driving on cylinders. The problem is that it is impossible to check everything in one training session, but no team wants its car or car settings to not comply with the regulations.
The FIA carries out random checks: sometimes they look at the top four, sometimes at someone from the middle of the peloton. It is impossible to check every detail of every machine because it requires an extra hundred people. The only thing that needs to be changed is to also check the team’s second car if it turns out that the first one does not meet the regulations, as the settings on the two cars are usually very similar.”
Source: F1 News

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