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Italian Grand Prix 2016: Five talking points, including why Max Verstappen should not be tamed
Feisty Verstappen should not be tamed
The criticism of Max Verstappen has come from far and wide.
First the Ferrari pair waded in. Kimi Raikkonen said Verstappen is going to cause a “massive accident”, while Sebastian Vettel blamed the 18-year-old for the melee at turn one in Spa, when if there was one culprit it was probably the German.
Then Toto Wolff, the Mercedes boss, branded Verstappen “dangerous” despite offering some praise. And finally, and predictably, Jacques Villeneuve upped the ante by claiming Verstappen could kill someone and is being offered “protection” by the FIA, motorsport’s governing body.
But Verstappen has not and should not be cowed. He is exactly what Formula One needs, and that is why the banks at Spa swelled to their former glory last weekend.
