Now we have made some NFL media comparisons for Max Verstappen earlier than right here at SB Nation.
One such comparability was to Marshawn Lynch earlier than Tremendous Bowl XLIX, who famously answered each query throughout that Media Day with the road, “I’m simply right here so I gained’t get fined.” Over and over got here that reply, for greater than 5 minutes.
Verstappen channeled that finally 12 months’s Singapore Grand Prix, when he refused to reply questions through the FIA Press Convention, fearing a superb for his responses.
Now we have now one other NFL media second comparability for the Crimson Bull driver.
Verstappen met with the media on Thursday forward of this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, the primary Method 1 race following the beautiful choice by Crimson Bull to take away Christian Horner as Staff Principal. Going through questions on Horner’s dismissal and his personal future with the crew, Verstappen had this to say:
“There may be additionally a chance I don’t get up tomorrow, that there isn’t any driving in any respect.
“Life is unpredictable. Typically, I’m very pleased the place I’m at. And I might hope that also … the goal that we set out once we signed the brand new deal, that I might drive right here till the top of my profession.”
If that reminds you of San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, you aren’t alone. Nonetheless, for these questioning in regards to the connection, within the days main as much as the 2021 NFL Draft, Shanahan confronted questions in regards to the standing of quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and whether or not he would nonetheless be on the roster or despatched to a different crew through a commerce.
Shanahan had this to say: “I can’t assure that anyone on this planet shall be alive Sunday, so I can’t assure who shall be on our roster on Sunday. So, that goes for all of us.”
That nihilistic response led to a number of 49ers gamers calling their head coach the next Monday to let Shanahan know they have been nonetheless alive.
As for Verstappen’s future with Crimson Bull and the much-rumored transfer to Mercedes, the driving force made it clear that he views his future aligned along with his present crew, and what issues is how a lot they’ll enhance their automotive this season and the way nicely they’ll develop their automotive for subsequent 12 months.
“I don’t assume it’s going to matter in any respect for my choice sooner or later. On the finish, the one factor that issues is that we work on the automotive and make it as quick as we will make it,” stated Verstappen.
“The final one and a half years haven’t been the place we need to be. Now we attempt to be extra aggressive, this 12 months just a little bit, however for positive additionally with the brand new laws.”
As for Horner’s dismissal, Verstappen famous that the crew has the proper to make such selections, and that on the finish of the day he is among the crew’s drivers, with a job to do within the automotive.
“On the finish of the day, administration and the shareholders determined that they needed a change, and on the finish of the day, they run the crew, and I’m the driving force.
“So, no matter they determine, it’s absolutely of their proper to do what they need. And that’s mainly the way it occurred.”
After reflecting on the crew’s accomplishments underneath Horner, Verstappen appeared to the long run.
“And on the similar time now, sitting right here, you look again at these 20 years of Crimson Bull, I believe we’ve had a number of nice, nice years, nice, nice outcomes,” added Verstappen.
“Naturally, there are additionally years the place it’s not going that nicely, and I believe the final one and a half years haven’t gone how we’d have preferred. And administration determined they needed to steer the ship in a special route, most likely. After which everybody else has to conform to that and look ahead.”
That course of begins this week in Belgium.