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Verstappen angry at steward: 'That's where the fun went out'.
- GPblog.com
Steward Gary Connelly is well known to Dutch fans, but not for a good reason. Connelly has punished Max Verstappen before, and Verstappen himself is not that impressed by the steward.
The Australian has been involved in penalties received by the Dutchman before. He was partly responsible for the two time penalties he received in Saudi Arabia. The current world champion isn't too impressed with the steward, but he admits the FIA's decision in Jeddah caused frustration: "You don't always have to agree with each other, that's normal in life. That's not the problem, but in Saudi Arabia the fun went out of it", he says in an interview with Olav Mol at Ziggo Sport.
The former rally driver was also present at the Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi which caused fear among the Dutch fans. Fortunately, there was no reason for the FIA to give him a penalty in the last race of the season. Furthermore, the Red Bull Racing driver will still have the occasional chat as he has always done, but no more than that is necessary.