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Max Verstappen says he’s ‘treated differently’ ahead of Abu Dhabi GP

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Max Verstappen says he’s ‘treated differently’ ahead of Abu Dhabi GP

Max Verstappen believes he is “definitely treated differently” by F1 stewards compared to other drivers, including rival Lewis Hamilton, as he hit out at his recent penalties ahead of the title-deciding Abu Dhabi GP.

Verstappen goes into this weekend’s thrilling finale level on points with Hamilton but also amid renewed scrutiny over his driving style, having been hit with two penalties at the last race in Saudi Arabia.

The Dutchman was first adjudged to have forced Hamilton wide at Turn 1, receiving a five-second time penalty, before an “erratic” ‘brake-test’ against his rival led to a collision, and him losing another 10 seconds.

Verstappen questioned those decisions ahead of the winner-takes-all Yas Marina weekend, telling Sky F1 his committed and often-uncompromising approach has “clearly” counted against him in the stewards’ room.

“Definitely I get treated differently to some other drivers,” said Verstappen, whose on-track conduct, along with Hamilton’s, is under the microscope this weekend with so much on the line.

“I end up with a penalty where others do the same thing and don’t get one. I don’t know why that is. You have to ask other people that question.”

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Referencing the €50,000 fine he paid the FIA for touching Hamilton’s wing back in Brazil, a jovial Verstappen added: “I already paid them a nice fine so they had good dinners and wine, but clearly it doesn’t help!”

Verstappen said he was talking about the incident between the Ferraris, and Lance Stroll and George Russell, in Saudi Arabia when he said others did “the same thing” and avoided a penalty.

Speaking about his two penalties with the written media, Verstappen added: “Clearly only I was wrong somehow, like I said other people do exactly the same thing and get nothing.

“Both of us were off the track into turn one and somehow they judged that it was my fault, that I don’t agree with.

“The other penalty [causing the collision] as well I don’t agree with, then afterwards he [Hamilton] pushes me off the track, he even looks at me, he doesn’t turn in, he just pushes me outside the white line, the track edge, and he only gets a warning for that.

“It’s not how it should be, it’s not fair because it seems like other drivers can do different things, and it seems like only I get a penalty.”

Illuminating the heightened hostility in the title fight, Verstappen gave a telling answer when asked if his opinion of Mercedes and Hamilton had changed over the course of the season.

“Yes, very much so,” he replied. “And not in a positive way.”

But he also was optimistic about there being no controversy this weekend.

“I think we have raced really well together the whole year and put on a great show for everyone at the end of the day,” he said. “Hopefully of course we can do that again here.”

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