Ricciardo Suspects “Mind Games” from Lewis Hamilton Towards Max Verstappen After Spanish GP Comments
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There is hardly ever been a closely contested championship in the last 40 years of F1 that has gone without a few barbs, controversies, and on-track collisions between the rivals. But so far, the battle been Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen has been as clean as a whistle. Though that may have changed in Barcelona, according to Daniel Ricciardo.
Both Verstappen and Hamilton avoided crashing on the opening lap. And they didn’t throw any untoward remark at each other after the race; pouring cold water over any potential controversy that could have borne out of it. However, there was a comment that Hamilton made which hinted at foul play.
He explained after the race how he learned a great deal about his rival by following him closely behind. Since then, various F1 Pundits have been trying to decipher what he meant. But Ricciardo instead believes that Hamilton is simply trying to engage in psychological warfare.
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“So maybe that could be just a little bit of a comment to like, get some shout about nothing. Maybe it is a bit of a way to engage in some mind games. But, in saying that, you can learn a little bit. You do know if someone’s rattled when you’re the hunter,” Ricciardo explained at McLaren’s special livery launch.
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“At this stage, you’d always, I guess, take experience. So if it was really down to the wire, then I think Lewis has showed some strong signs.”
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While Hamilton has the experience of competing in championships all throughout the years, Max is still a novice in this regard. However, Ricciardo isn’t underestimating his former Red Bull teammate’s capabilities, “But then again, if there’s a gap, Max goes for it. That’s why obviously I respect Max a lot.”
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