Verstappen stayed calm after Norris incident: 'Don't call everything out’

The Max Verstappen of old would probably have reacted very differently to the incident between him and Lando Norris in Austria. Yet the Dutchman reacted very maturely in the media to the whole situation last weekend. The three-time world champion explains why.

During a media moment with the Dutch press, including others on GPblog, it was about the problems Verstappen had during qualifying at Silverstone. Indeed, he had to make do with a damaged floor. However, the Dutchman remained calm. "I think in general I'm always pretty relaxed," Verstappen told us. "I don't think I'm very stressed in the car. You always want performance and then you are just critical when things go wrong or right. How the car felt was always just good."

He was then asked whether the Max of four years ago would have reacted the same way. "Back then, of course, I didn't have as many wins and titles either. I think you are a bit more relaxed about it then,"' the Dutchman said.

Unlike Verstappen, Lando Norris did react quite emotionally in the media to the moment in Austria. "I understand it all and because of that I also thought to myself of just let it cool down. That's for the best. I understand being emotional and being disappointed of course. Of course, I was also disappointed with what happened in Austria, but of course in the end you don't have to shout everything on camera right away," Verstappen told wisely.