World Formula One Champion Max Verstappen took his new status stock on Monday and revealed that the Mercedes Toto Wolff team boss, despite threatening to begging congratulations.
The 24 years handed their first title since 2013 in Abu Dhabi on Sunday when he overtook the Mercedes world champion Lewis Hamilton on the last lap last race this season.
Mercedes has two protests dismissed but indicated they intend to take this problem further.
Hamilton and his father Anthony congratulated Verstappen and Father Jos after the race but Wolff remained invisible.
“Toto sent me a text, survived the season and that I deserved to win it, so it was very good from it of course,” Verstappen, a little worse to wear after a long night partying, telling reporter on Monday’s video call.
“Lewis is a great sportsman in general.
He came to me and congratulated me and it was certainly of course very difficult in the last lap,” he added.
“But it also shows the respect we have for each other.” Of course we have our difficult times throughout the season but in the end we respect what we do and we push each other to the limit throughout the season.
It’s really fun with him going up it’s not so fun.
I regret maybe the final drink, “Verstappen said.” I think many headaches today.
“The champion acknowledged several nerves on Saturday night, when he was itching for the battle to start, he had succeeded.
Sleep.
There was no disappointment in the finishing competition in the middle of controversy, the car security period that ended right on time for a crucial round of blessings Intervention Director of Racing Michael Masi.
“I think it only summarizes the whole season in general.
It’s quite crazy and intense, “said Verstappen.
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