Newey: British F1 TV coverage caused ‘demonisation’ of Verstappen/Vettel
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Outgoing Red Bull Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey has claimed the British media’s Formula 1 television coverage caused the “demonisation” of Max Verstappen. Verstappen was involved in a close title battle with Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in 2021 which saw a war of words ensue between the two camps amid several clashes. The contest would go […]

Outgoing Red Bull Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey has claimed the British media’s Formula 1 television coverage caused the “demonisation”

  • flabbergast@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I think another factor was both their on-track behaviour, bordering childishly stubborn anger, being overly aggressive. The ‘red mist’ I call it.
    That was what turned me off them.