The F1 press corps was quick to name the teenaged Dutchman ‘Mad Max' Verstappen after his huge crash on Sunday. Initially, the Toro Rosso driver blamed Romain Grosjean for ‘brake-testing' him on the run to Ste Devote, which sent Verstappen into the barrier at a terrifying speed. 'Clearly you could see Grosjean in front of me braked 10 to 15 metres earlier than the lap before,' he said. Verstappen was unhurt. 'I'm alright but for sure tomorrow I will be sore,' he said. Some called him ‘Mad Max', while Kevin Eason of the Times said that following all the stories of the 17-year-old's astonishing maturity, Verstappen had 'suddenly turned schoolboy'. Frenchman Grosjean agreed,...
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