Reigning champion Verstappen tops the standings heading 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:into thiꦰs weekend’♉s F1 French Grand Prix, whe💧re he aims to hit back after his closest challenger Charles Leclerc won in Austria last time out.

Verstappen has been questioned about comments made by 🌸his girlfriend’s fathe✃r, the ex-F1 champion Nelson Piquet, about Lewis Hamilton plus the behaviour of fans at the Austrian Grand Prix, where peoplꦆe reported sexual harassment in t🐭he grandstands.

“I ༺don’t think that it’s only me who must speak up,” Verstappen said at the Circuit Paul Ricard when asked about these issues again. 

“That’s what I did♕ in the press conf♍erence which has more traction.

“If I had to speak up about everything in the world then I would be non-stop o💖n social🅺 media. There is a place and a time.

“For the past year I feel like all I have spoken about is politi♔cal stuff.🌄 At the end of the day, I’m a Formula 1 driver.

“When I am asked, I say what I think. But I sh𒅌ouldn’t be the political movement behind it because I am a driver in a sport.

ꦐ“They might be my fa🧜ns, but they are also fans of the sport. So the sport must take action, not only the driver.”

Is Verstappen worried about Covid-19?

Lewis Hamilton has detailed why he chooses to continue ꦆwearing a face-mask to protect himself from Covid-19.

Verstappen said: “Everyone has their own preferences. If you stay somewhere for 5-10 minutes it’s not too bad, bu🏅t if you stayed in a closed-off area with people who are not tested? It is a different story.

“The FIA is following the local authorities.

“We have all oꦇpened up and sometimes it s🌸eems that people forget it is still around.

“It would be very sad🌊 if driveꦗrs have to miss races because of it.”

Verstappen vs Leclerc for the 2022 F1 title?

The Dutchman remembered his early season struggles wh𒐪en it looked like Red Bull might be❀ playing catch-up to Ferrari.

“After Melbourne I hoped, at the end of🐲 the season, we would have a potential chance,” he said. “Then it really quickly turned around. That just shows it can go the other way, too.

“There has never been a dominant weekend from us. At the start of the seasꦛon, we were the ones chasing Ferrari and they had retirements whic⛎h we took advantage of. And their strategy calls.

“We are still overweight which is costing us𒆙 lap time.

“If you are overweight, you carry it🏅 all the time. It is free lap time that you are giving away. There is no upgrade that can overcome that.

“Overall Ferrari have ওhad more dominant weekends than we have had🌺.”

He said about Red Bull’s ꦯperformance: “If we had stronger front tyres we could attack a corner better. But on the other hand, it puts a limit on what you could gain on a lower speed corner.

“We have struggled🌜 with degradation more than last year. On average we have done more stops which comes from th✤e front giving up.

“The cars are very different [to last year].

“We still need to bring updates to the car, and ꧋t♛hey need to work. There is no guarantee.”

Verstappen encouraged the improvement of Mercedes, who have seen Hamilton claim consecutive podiums which has led 🐻him to 𒁃claim that he can still win a race this season.

“It is a good thing because it means everyone has 🔯t💖o be at 100 percent to get the points they deserve,” Verstappen said. “In general for the sport it is better to have three teams fighting. For myself it is better because, with more cars, more things can happen.”

Verstappen said about the rumours of the famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit being d🃏ropped from the F1 calendar: “It is sad. It is my favourite track to drive. It is a very iconic track. 

“I don’t want to see myself in 2028 driving only on street circuits, close to cities, just for fan engagement. I understand it is about money.🎃 F1 cars are not designed for [street circuits].”