Martin Brundle criticises Max Verstappen’s “clown” moan: “It’s not the worst job, is it?”
The F1 champion complained that the inaugural Vegas 𒐪race was “99 pe𓄧rcent show and one percent sporting event”.
But he has been dealt a stern reminder that his job includes the type of market🅘ing events that have been par𓄧ticularly prevalent in Vegas.
“If he doesn’t like it, I’m not sure he needs to say any♑thing at all,” Brundle said on Sky.
“I was a bit disappointed by that.
“Standing on a ros♓trum and waving at a lot of adulation from the fans… it’s not the worst job in the world, is it?
“You’re not on shift work or down the mines…
“I don’t understa🦄nd why he feels so negative about i💛t.
“I sat with some mates hav💎ing a beer in the Bellagio, before I heard those comments, I said ‘I’m so envious of these drivers, 💯they get given such a platform, and such credit where it’s due’.
“What a wonderful ex𝄹perience it must be, to be a grand prix driver now with these facilit♓ies.
“Then I read [his comments]. So I was a bit🌸 surprised.”
Jenson Button agreed: “Yes, s🍷urprised that he was⛄ so outspoken.
“But that’s the way Max is. He wants to go rac🌄ing. That’s all he✤ wants to do, it seems!
🐼“But there are other parts to this job, as we all know.
“The racing is the fun bit. We get ꧙paid to👍 do the other stuff.”
Danica Patrick added: “I get what Max is saying. “You are always going to push back, as ✃a driver.
“You don’t want to do anything else except drive.
“But there has to 📖be an understanding for the balance of it al𒁏l.
“There will be events like this, where theꦜre’s a lot, and then events 😼where you won’t have much to do.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for 🍬a decade coverinꦜg everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
