Got a few more hours to digest.

This weekend, Red Bull cars aren't the strongest, Verstapppen doesn't have his usual cruise to victory ride. All year long we thought he had matured after winning the WDC, but with adversity this weekend he had actually regressed back to his old self. Or he never changed and was more mellow only because he has an all conquering car all year. 

Either way, during Sprint and in the GP, his usual bullying tactics had back fired and he came off worse both times, earning a 5 second penalty even. That just adds more fuel to the fire already going full bore inside of him. The radio message, which isn't real time in the TV broadcast, basically pushed him over the edge, hence his refusal to give the place back to Perez. 

Even the great Michael Schumacher, one of the most selfish driver there is, paid back Barrichello by giving him the top step and the trophy in the 2002 Austrian GP, annoying FIA, and then fully returns the favour by lifting at the 2002 GP to let Barrichello take the win, after he had clinched the WDC title. 

Can anyone see Verstappen doing that to Perez? Not even the most diehard Max fans would say he will do such a thing. 

6th place, 7th place, means absolutely nothing to Verstappen, but that 1 point difference could very well decide if Perez can secure 2nd place in the WDC ranking. 

But then again, not the first time a Red Bull driver disobey team orders. Multi-21 comes to mind. Maybe it's a Red Bull culture thing. 

In hindsight, this is a good thing Porsche and Red Bull didn't go through with the deal. Porsche Motorsport is all about sportsmanship and racing with dignity, and the Red Bull team and their primary driver certainly do not possess those qualities and not worthy of the Porsche branding. 

It's the little things like these that define who one is, what their character is. 


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