Max Verstappen Brings The Necessary Anti-hero Spice To Formula One

Comment by Morgan Bolton

When Max Verstappen dive-bombed his rival Lando Norris at the Mexico City Grand Prix, you could almost feel his seething rage translate into his steering wheel, and then broadcast itself through whatever screening device you happened to watch it on.

The Dutchman has not been a happy chappy recently. In fact, I would go so far as to say that he has been quite unpleasant.

He has been miffed when speaking to his race engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase.

He has been sullen when interviewed in pre- and post-race interviews, and during events, he has looked like anger personified packed into his 800kg RB20, which has lost all of its advantages and gained no riposte as the race calendar comes to its conclusion.