McLaren: Max Verstappen's driving wasn't "addressed properly" against Lewis Hamilton in 2021
"They weren’t add🍃ressed properly in the past w﷽hen there were fights with Lewis that needed to be punished in a harsher way."

McLaren F1 boss Andrea Stella has suggested that 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen needed to be punished in a “harsher way” when battling 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton three years ago to avoid history repea✱ting itself against Lando Norris.
The big talking point from the Austrian ⭕Grand Prix was Verstappen’s clash with Norris on Lap 64.
The collision at Turn 3 resulted in punctures for both drivers and handed 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell an unlikely victory.
It was reminiscent of Verstappen’s various battles with Hamilton in 2021, particularly i𒅌n Brazil and Saudi Arabia.
Many felt that Verstappen should have been disqualifiedꦆ from the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, but the stewards opted for a time penalty.
Speaking to Sky Sports F1 after the race, Stella felt that Verstappen’s driving is a resul🔯t of not ꦜbeing punished adequately in the past.
“The entire population of the world knows who was responsible except🍨 for a group of people,” he said. “If you don’t address these things honestly, they will come back.
“They weren’t addressed properly in the pas𒁏t when therꦑe were fights with Lewis that needed to be punished in a harsher way. Like this, you learn how to race in a certain way.”

Stella believes the punishment Verstappen recieved in Austria - a 10-🌠second time pena💮lty - wasn't “proportionate to the outcome”.
“There were many episodes [with Hamilton],” he added. “We have so much respect for Red Bull, and for Max, that ꦇthey don’t need to do this.
“Almost compromise your reputation? Why would you do that? “The stewards found Max was fully to bl❀ame in this episode. It’s not about racing in a driver’s way. It’s about driving within the regulations.
“The regulations must be enforced in𒆙 a way that is effective. When a car is out of the race, as꧋ a consequence, then the punishment needs to be proportionate to the outcome.
“Before this episode, twice he moved in braking. It is evꦿident that we have to enforce the way to go r🥃acing.”

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