F1 | Red Bull, Verstappen: “We are not sissies, accidents are part of the game”

Following the Sakhir race, Verstappen repeatedly reiterated his point of view on the opportunity to race after witnessing a colleague's bad accident. The Red Bull driver had stated following Grosjean's accident that “If I was a team principal and my driver had refused to race, I would have kicked him in the ass and sent him home.”

Fairly strong words, from a boy who evidently has no half measures, raised on bread and motors, not necessarily gifted with great sensitivity. It is no coincidence that the seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton exclaimed when faced with these words: “I feel sorry for those who will race for your team in the future."

Max, in any case, explained his point of view in front of the microphones:

“We're not sissies, come on - the Dutchman told Ziggo Sport - Accidents are part of the game, even the bad ones. But as a driver I don't understand anyone who might think they don't want to drive after seeing an accident. You hope that something like this never happens to you, it's obvious, but you know that these are things that can happen, they're part of the game. The incident is always relegated to a small corner of your mind. On Sunday it was hard to see the flames, we didn't understand what was happening. It was a good feeling to see that Grosjean was out in the car and was doing well."