Verstappen to "keyboard warriors": Stick to the facts!

Max Verstappen has hit out at 'keyboard warriors', saying that they should 'stick to the facts' in regards to his driving.

At the start of last season; the Red Bull driver had a tricky time - suffering numerous incidents in the opening six grands prix of the season.

As a result, Verstappen was hit with heavy criticism based on his maturity levels and the way he drives his car.

However, the 21-year-old turned his season around after the summer break; and was arguably the best driver for the second half of the season.

Speaking to Dutch publication De Telegraaf, Verstappen said that the people who criticised him on social media would be afraid to say it to his face.

"I was just done with it," Verstappen revealed. "It seemed like I lost my ability to drive. These days, people on social media give their opinions so easily, while they don't know the person at all.

"And often they're scared to tell you to your face. Keyboard warriors, that's what I call the. That's the way it is."

Verstappen has been one of the most spoken-about drivers ever since his Formula 1 debut in 2015, and he added that people who criticise the way he drives, should just stick to the facts.

"I can give my opinion on football, but I don't know anything about that after," the Dutchman added. "Sometimes I think I do when I'm watching television. But who cares what I think about football? The manager isn't going to think: 'Max said this, so I have to change things now'.

"That's what I feel with people who just say things about F1. I just think: most of them don't know anything about it, just stick to the facts."