“You need to use a bit of common sense and, besides that, I prefer we actually focus on other topics — to try to improve safety, try to improve the overall performance of Formula One cars — instead of actually having to focus on all these kind of things.”.
The pair went to war in last year’s finale in Abu Dhabi, with the British 27-year-old claiming Verstappen threatened to put his “f***ing head in the wall” by deliberately crashing into him at the Qatar Grand Prix.
McLaren won their first constructors’ championship since 1998 last year but Norris was runner-up to Verstappen, 63 points adrift in the drivers’ standings.
GEORGE RUSSELL has “no intention” of burying the hatchet with Max Verstappen following their explosive row last season.
Russell — speaking at Tuesday night’s F1 75 event to celebrate the sport’s 75th anniversary at London’s O2 Arena — said he and the Red Bull driver “hadn’t spoken” over the winter.
