Ocon: “Verstappen's aggression is nothing new”

Dell 'Max Verstappen's aggressiveness he has been talked about insistently in recent months, due to some of his attitudes on and off the track that have caused discussion.

This behavior from the Dutchman, however, is not new: those who had the opportunity to race with him in the minor categories have already underlined how the aggressiveness of the young Red Bull driver shown during this season had already been seen in the preparatory series.

To make matters worse, it is Esteban Ocon, who had the opportunity to race against Verstappen in the 2014 Formula 3 championship. It was an intense championship that saw the two duel many times: “The FIA ​​was often not very happy with our duels. Sometimes they were on the edge of what could really be dangerous. We both got recalls, but never had an accident. But those races were often not fun..." – said the young Frenchman who is now a Manor driver -. “Verstappen is much more aggressive than me. He has this attitude throughout the match, I'm there when I need to be."

Gianluca D'Alessandro