{"id":298222,"date":"2023-12-15T22:10:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T22:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=298222"},"modified":"2023-12-15T22:10:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T22:10:23","slug":"max-verstappen-sends-obvious-message-to-lewis-hamilton-over-f1-title-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/racing\/f1\/max-verstappen-sends-obvious-message-to-lewis-hamilton-over-f1-title-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen sends obvious message to Lewis Hamilton over F1 title battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Hamilton certain Red Bull&#039;s fate is sealed after what F1 rival Verstappen did<\/h3>\n<p>Max Verstappen has insisted\u00a0Mercedes will be one of Red Bull&#8217;s closest competitors next season with Lewis Hamilton at the wheel. The reigning F1\u00a0world champion won this year&#8217;s season at a stroll but is expecting a closer race in the new year.<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen&#8217;s 2023 season was his best to date with an incredible 19 wins and 21 podium finishes. The driver earned 575 points thanks to his dominance on the track, 290 points clear of his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutch driver&#8217;s dominant campaign surpassed his previous record of 15 wins last season. And his points record far exceeds that of Sebastian Vettel&#8217;s impressive 155-point lead in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>The win was Verstappen&#8217;s third in a row, suggesting that the 26-year-old is going from strength to strength and will continue to out perform his rivals for years to come. But in a surprising twist, Verstappen has instead suggested he could struggle next season thanks to Red Bull&#8217;s rivals.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/73\/590x\/secondary\/5117777.jpg?r=1702656489304\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRunning the same season will be almost impossible,\u201d he told\u00a0NOS. \u201cOf course, we will try to develop our car further, but the other teams have learned a lot from us. I hope there won\u2019t be more competition, but I expect there to be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery weekend it was a different team that showed itself just as well. McLaren, for example, seemed to have it all sorted out for a while, but then had a dip again.\u00a0They seem to know which way to go and there are good people working there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mercedes aren&#8217;t the only team that Verstappen has admitted to being wary of next season. The Red Bull driver also pin pointed a threat from a further two teams that are expected to upset the pack.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/73\/590x\/secondary\/5117781.jpg?r=1702656489342\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Herbert not buying Verstappen spiel and thinks he wants same thing as Hamilton[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Mercedes left embarrassed by Red Bull as Lewis Hamilton shown what must improve[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>David Coulthard and Nico Rosberg had airport row that left Verstappen speechless[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s automatically going to be closer together,\u201d Verstappen added when reflecting on the final races of the season.\u00a0\u201cYou also saw it in qualifying this past season: it wasn\u2019t always easy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Verstappen&#8217;s comments suggest next season will be a tight affair, the Dutch driver will be eager to enjoy another successful year thanks to his incredible bonus payments for becoming world champion.<\/p>\n<p>Following the final race, a report via\u00a0Forbes\u00a0revealed that the F1 star earned an incredible $70 million (\u00a355m). The money was split with a\u00a0base salary of\u00a0$45 million (\u00a335m) and a bonus of\u00a0$25 million (\u00a319m).<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/f1-autosport\/1846079\/Max-Verstappen-message-Lewis-Hamilton-F1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Hamilton certain Red Bull&#039;s fate is sealed after what F1 rival Verstappen did Max Verstappen has insisted\u00a0Mercedes will be one of Red Bull&#8217;s closest competitors <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/racing\/f1\/max-verstappen-sends-obvious-message-to-lewis-hamilton-over-f1-title-battle\/\" title=\"Max Verstappen sends obvious message to Lewis Hamilton over F1 title battle\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298221,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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