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Verstappen points to media: "I never had problems with Norris"
- Estéban den Toom
Max Verstappen cleared the air surrounding his "issues" with Lando Norris, which he says he never had. Verstappen mentioned that the media made it into more of an issue than it was. Despite their clashes on the track, like at the Austrian Grand Prix, their friendship remained the same.
In an interview with Servus TV, Verstappen talked about his 2024 battles with Norris. Joining MotoGP rider Marc Marques, the Red Bull Driver said that the media were trying to start something as no issues were there, nor did they ever exist.
Verstappen points to media
Verstappen admitted that “Lando and McLaren were very strong" and that despite how they "often clash", they "are friends".
"But it's not kindergarten out there and things get tough sometimes. The media always showed that we had problems with each other that we never had.” Verstappen knows how to settle his issues on and off the track and spoke about how sometimes words just get away from the drivers.
In an interview with Viaplay, he spoke about being friends with Norris. He also mentioned how emotions run high sometimes and that after a race isn't the best time for cameras to film them.
This article was written in collaboration with Savannah Lenz.