{"id":25170,"date":"2023-04-30T14:01:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T13:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/?p=25170"},"modified":"2023-04-30T14:01:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T13:01:28","slug":"max-verstappen-branded-sore-loser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/max-verstappen-branded-sore-loser\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen branded &#8216;sore loser&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill has accused Max Verstappen of being a \u201csore loser\u201d after the Dutchman moaned about the new format and lashed out at George Russell in a post-race confrontation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Verstappen struggled during the Sprint Shootout, lining up in P3 and failing to gain any places during the race after an opening incident with Russell\u2019s Mercedes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russell and Verstappen disagreed over the incident after they got out the vehicle, with the Mercedes driver trying to explain the situation before the Dutchman called him a \u201cd*******\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to the media after the race, Verstappen claimed the new format was boring, making clear that he didn\u2019t enjoy the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Max-Verstappen-confronts-George-Russell-in-2023.v1-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Max-Verstappen-confronts-George-Russell-in-2023.v1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Max-Verstappen-confronts-George-Russell-in-2023.v1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Max-Verstappen-confronts-George-Russell-in-2023.v1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Max-Verstappen-confronts-George-Russell-in-2023.v1-720x480.webp 720w, https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Max-Verstappen-confronts-George-Russell-in-2023.v1-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Max-Verstappen-confronts-George-Russell-in-2023.v1.webp 1207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/category\/motorsport-jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Want to work in Formula 1? Browse the latest F1 job vacancies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI got bored during today\u2019s qualifying [for the sprint] to be honest,\u201d Verstappen said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI like to have one particular qualifying where you put everything in it, which was yesterday, which I enjoyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThen you have to do it again today. It\u2019s like, \u2018oh my God, another qualifying?\u2019 I just don\u2019t really enjoy that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hill wasn\u2019t willing to tolerate Verstappen\u2019s criticism though, suggesting that the Red Bull driver should focus more on his on-track performance and less on trying to shape races behind the scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe should just give Max Verstappen the championship and not bother with anything else!\u201d&nbsp;Hill said sarcastically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSorry, that\u2019s just sulking, a poor loser. It\u2019s fair for everyone, it\u2019s the same competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">George Russell blasts FIA over \u2018crazy\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AzerbaijanGP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AzerbaijanGP<\/a> call <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hNZbMr5x6a\">https:\/\/t.co\/hNZbMr5x6a<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Formula1News.co.uk (@Formula1newsUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Formula1newsUK\/status\/1652224099903569922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/red-bull-make-huge-claim-about-ferrari-engine\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Red Bull make huge claim about Ferrari engine<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe should be thinking about the championship, thinking about tomorrow, put it behind him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Verstappen leads the Drivers\u2019 Standings but the result of Saturday\u2019s Sprint race meant his teammate Sergio Perez was able to close the gap in the title race to just 13 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dutchman is well aware that the Mexican is his greatest competition at this stage of the season, as they both have the benefit of the impressive performance of the RB19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill has accused Max Verstappen of being a \u201csore loser\u201d after the Dutchman moaned about the new format and lashed out at George Russell in a post-race confrontation. 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