THERE was something unusual about Max Verstappen’s behaviour at the Azerbaijan GP – and no, it was not because he didn’t win (for once!). Then there was his petulant response when asked his opinion on the new sprint race format weekend, saying “just scrap the whole thing”. As too was the reaction from his race engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase, who seemed to rev-up Verstappen with his comments during the sprint race. He’s the best driver on the grid at the moment when it comes to race craft and tyre management. I am sure Red Bull boss Christian Horner would say the same between 2014 and 2020. Former MotoGP world champion Quartararo is down in 11th place in the championship.

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