Hill: Verstappen reminds me of Senna

Author of the article: , published on November 12, 2018.

Former world champion Damon Hill said that Max Verstappen reminds him of Ayrton Senna, while he believes that he will learn a lot from his mistakes, just like the Brazilian did. The Red Bull racer lost a practically guaranteed victory due to a collision with Esteban Ocon, and although Hill blamed the French racer for the main culprit, he is convinced that the more experienced racer would leave more space than the Dutchman and thus avoid contact.

“Once upon a time, there was a guy in Formula 1 who occasionally bumped into other racers when it wasn’t necessary. I meant Senna, of course. This is a kind of model for all young racers. ”

“It is clear that Ocon should not get into such a situation with a leading race car driver. But Max took a risk instead of taking a breather and simply waiting for a better chance to overtake him back. I don’t want to be critical of Max, as that won’t change anything. He will still take risks and drive the way he drives now. But he will definitely learn something and eventually drive like Lewis is now. ”

"He'll realize it's important that you don't do such risky things in the fight for zamgo."

The Briton also admitted that Ocon had every right to overtake Verstappen and return to the same circle.

“This is an interesting argument, Ocon was also under pressure. However, you have to be very careful when fighting a leading racer. Maybe also by asking the team over the radio, 'Can you explain to Red Bull that I want to overtake him and get back in the same circle.'

"But I would only overtake him for a few laps then Verstappen would overtake him back."

Another former Formula 1 racer, Felipe Massa, who worked as a professional commentator on Brazilian television this weekend, also agrees.

“It was certainly a bit unusual to see Ocon try to overtake Verstappen in this part of the race. I understand Ocon had a fresh tire fight. The rule says that if you are faster in such a case, you can overtake, but you have to be careful, which did not happen here. "

"I don't want to blame Max, maybe I could be a little more careful. Ocon risked too much, but maybe Max could have avoided it. ”

The Brazilian commented on the weigh-in with the words:

"You know Max, and when the blood boils a little, it can happen."

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