Max Verstappen has finally reached his limit when it comes to questions about his driving style after a tetchy press conference on Thursday.
The Dutchman has undoubtedly had a tough 2018 which has been blighted by four key incidents at the opening six races, the latest being a crash during final practice in Monaco which ruled him out of qualifying.
Critics have consistently called on the Red Bull driver to tame his all-out attack approach, with his more conservative drive to ninth from last in Monte Carlo now an example, but Verstappen remains defiant.
“I’m really tired of all the comments about me, that I should change my approach,” the 20-year-old said ahead of the Canadian GP.
“I will never do that. It has brought me to where I am at right now and after the race is not the right time to talk. So, everybody who has those comments, I don’t listen to it anyway. I just do my own thing.”
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Verstappen has just 35 points to his name this season, half that of teammate Daniel Ricciardo who also has two wins to his name, but he insists his focus is only the future.
“Of course it hasn’t been going that well in the way I like it. A few mistakes, especially Monaco and China, but it doesn’t make sense to keep talking about it,” the three-time race winner stated.
“I get really tired of it. It just feels like there are no better questions out there other than to keep asking me about what in the previous weekend.
“I’m confident I can turn things around. The pace is there every single weekend.”
It was a question from the Daily Mail about why the incidents keep happening which saw Max finally lose his cool though.
“I don’t know,” he retorted. “Like I said at the start of this press conference, I get really tired of the questions. I think if I get a few more I will headbutt someone.”
