F1 news: Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel claim made by Sky Sports pundit
SKY SPORTS pundit Matt Bishop has claimed that Max Verstappen should not change his driving style, just as Sebastian Vettel refused to in 2010.
Verstappen has come under heavy criticism in recent weeks after causing two damning collisions.
In Bahrian, the Dutchman collided with Lewis Hamilton while attempting a risky undertake.
His Red Bull suffered a puncture which forced a second-lap retirement.
Verstappen failed to learn his lesson and was slapped with a 10 second penalty after crashing into Vettel a week later in China, which forced the German to drop from pole position to eighth.
However, Bishop thinks the youngster should continue with his aggressive driving style.
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He's 20 years old, still very young. He's a brilliant driver, extremely fast
"I don't think he needs to change a single thing," Bishop told Sky Sports' F1 Report.
"He's 20 years old, still very young. He's a brilliant driver, extremely fast.
“At this stage in his career he's having a few skirmishes and giving Christian Horner a headache.
"But back in 2010 my old [McLaren] boss Martin Whitmarsh and I coined a phrase as a bit of a soundbite to wind up Red Bull - we called Sebastian [Vettel] 'the crash kid', and it stuck.
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"He went on to win four world championships, and nobody calls him the crash kid now!"
Meanwhile, fellow pundit David Brabham thinks the problem could be a mental one.
"I think this year he's making the wrong choices, so that tells me his mindset isn't quite right,” he said.
"I don't think he needs to change his driving style - if he just changes his mindset it will all flow together."