Wolff between admiration and fear with Verstappen

If Nico Rosberg found the path to victory yesterday in Belgium, one of the main topics of discussion at the finish of the Spa event remained the maneuvers of Max Verstappen during the Grand Prix.

The young Dutchman was involved in the first-corner melee with both Ferrari de Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen, as well as in a muscular pass with the Finn in the Kemmel straight, shifting away at the time of the attacks of the 2007 world champion. The latter admitted bluntly than a major accident would happen one day with this kind of behavior.

A point of view partly shared by Toto wolff, boss of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport. “I only fear that it will end violently in the wall one day, admits the Austrian. If we like its unpredictability, for me, it’s refreshing, but also dangerous. »

Toto Wolff, however, confessed a certain admiration for the young protégé of Red Bull Racing. “He’s in full attack mode. He's a young boy who I really like.. He arrives in F1 without any fear, any respect, and that reminds me of the greatest.

That reminds me Lewis Hamilton, or even Ayrton Senna and you can clearly see that some drivers are starting to think twice about how to overtake him. So far everything has proven that he is on the right track.

The FIA ​​did not give a penalty. The only thing that happened was a difficult moment in some Driver briefings. Maybe next time he'll have an even more difficult time in briefing. »

Faced with criticism aimed at his driver, Christian Horner, Team Principal of Red Bull Racing, stands behind the FIA's decision not to sanction Verstappen, but specifies that the episode will count in gaining experience for Jos' son Verstappen. “It was borderline, and obviously he got through it today. I'm sure he'll take a good look at it and learn from it for future races. »