Hill likens Verstappen to Senna

09:21, 13 Nov 2018
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Former Formula One driver Damon Hill believes Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has some similarities to F1 legend Ayrton Senna, and he will eventually learn to control his behaviour.
Verstappen was left furious after an incident with Esteban Ocon in Brazil on Sunday, when the Force India driver tried to unlap himself and ended up colliding with Verstappen.
The Red Bull driver was visibly angry at Ocon, and ended up shoving the fellow Formula One driver.
Hill believes Verstappen's "pattern" is very similar to that of former world champion, Senna.
"There was another chap in F1 that used to occasionally bump into people when he needn't have done," Hill told Autosport. "I'm actually thinking of Senna. It's like there's a pattern that evolves when they are very young, and they don't understand.
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"Clearly Ocon should not have got himself in a tangle situation with the race leader. But Max diced with him, instead of going. 'What is this guy playing at? He's going to be difficult' and waiting for a slightly less risky opportunity.
"I don't want to be critical of Max. It won't make a difference anyway, because he will continue to take risks and drive the way he drives, but he will learn, and eventually he will drive like Lewis (Hamilton) has learned to drive now.
"And he will think this is so important, to win a race is so important and so valuable, you're not going to llet silly things put it in jeopardy."

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