In his blog for Sky Sports F1, pundit and former driver Martin Brundle has warned Max Verstappen to not waste his talent.
Verstappen is having a very bad season as he's struggling to keep his Red Bull on the track. Brundle knows the amount of talent Verstappen has, but he needs to get his things in order to get the most out of it.
"When Verstappen threw away victory back in China whilst running into Vettel, I mistakenly thought it would be the turning point for him to begin to play the percentages better and choose his battles more carefully.
"By hitting the barriers in free practice three on Saturday morning he threw away yet another glorious chance of victory, and for the first time his team bosses publicly demonstrated that even they are running out of patience with their golden boy.
"He mustn't waste his amazing talent by brazenly brushing off so many incidents as unimportant or not his fault.
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"Watching Ricciardo on the podium and in the post race celebrations must have dented even his supreme self confidence.
"We need him on peak form and with all four wheels pointing in the same direction, he's F1's future along with some other fast boys."
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