Max Verstappen “second punch” lesson taken from Michael Schumacher scrap

Damon Hill recalls battles with Mi♍chael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher

A lesson from 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Michael Schumacher’s aggressive heyday has been handed down to 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen’s rivals.

Damon Hill fought the mighty Schumacher tooth and nail in the 90s, going wheel-to-wheel on-track but also dealing 𝄹with his mind games off-track.

Williams’ Hill won the 1996 drivers’ title, in S🌃chumacher’s first season in a Ferrari. But overall he felt the brunt of his fearsome rival.

Hill now wants to ha📖nd advice to challengers of current F1 champion Vers☂tappen.

Michael Schumacher 'made mincemeat' of Damon Hill

“I got embroiled in tit-for-t♐ats with Michael and he just made mincemeat of m🃏e,” Hill told The Telegraph.

“🐻Not only did he beat me on track, he beat me off it, too, which was h🅘umiliating.

“So my advice would be, if there’s not a fight, don’t go an꧅d find one.

“And if you do, be prepared. Some people are better equipp🦩ed for that world than others.

“Guys like Fernando [Alonso], and Max as well, if you want to go into battle with those guys, firs🌠t of all, you better beat ꦯthem on track.

“And secondl💃y, you better be ready for the seco♑nd punch, because it’s coming.”

Last year, Verstappen’s combative nature c🔴ame toಌ the fore when the dominance of his Red Bull waned.

McLaren took over the constructors’ championship anꦜd Lando Norris was a serious threat to Verstappen’s drivers’ title.

Verstappen resorted to aggressive driving to keep Norris at bay, and Hill was a vocal critic🀅 of his methods.

Verstappen and Norris’ friendship even took a blow as they fiercely squabbled over the champ♉ionship.

They have apparently patched up their relationship, laughing and joking💫 at a press conference during pre-season testing about a “fight in a local pub”.

But Norris also insists he has learned lessons from his first year as a genuine F1 title ♏challeng༒er.

He might enter ne♏xt week’s Australian Grand Prix with the fastest car but, as Hill reminded him, he must be prepared for Verstappen’s off-track tricks too.

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