Hmmmm, just speaking about moto track days, I have seen plenty of riders do dumb, instantly regrettable --- when it's the heat of the moment and they are frustrated because they got passed or even just because they've hit a plateau and can't seem to go any faster lately.
Like, guys coasting into a corner at 100 mph when the fastest they've ever done through there is 80 mph and the pros only do it at 90 mph (instant crash). Whopping the throttle open at turn in because they braked too much (instant crash). Riding 25m past their braking point in a battle with some rando who passed them or the stopwatch (instant crash). Getting passed on the outside, seeing the guy, and then opening the throttle and riding wide straight into them (instant crash). It happens way more often than you'd think, actually, giving the dangerous nature of the sport.
I don't doubt that someone could be mindless enough to do similar in a Formula 1 car in the middle of qualifying, but I would hope that this kind of person never gets close to a F1 car to begin with. Given that this happened after Spain it almost makes sense but I really can't imagine doing this so you could get P3 to your teammates P4 at a track where grid position is more important than anywhere else during the season.
wogx wrote: ↑14 Nov 2022, 01:47
To me, it is strange that these allegations appear so late. Max knew about it before the summer break, but kept it inside? A bad weekend frustrated him so much that he suddenly decided to play that game? Or did Horner and Marko know beforehand, and Verstappen just found out? Regardless - with today's behavior he really lost a lot of fans.
Rosberg 2014 rumors didn't come out until well after the fact as well. Verstappen has known for a while and been pretty snippy with Perez at other races this season (IE Mexico 'no favours' comments) but it was dismissed because they were racing for the win. Only reason it really came to the forefront today is because Max was out of position.
