168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen has been labelled as “clever” for landing a “direct hit” with his jab at F1 rivals McLaren.

Af🐼ter claiming an unlikely victory from p𒀰ole position at last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, Verstappen quipped he would have won the race more comfortably had he been driving McLaren’s car.

Red Bull’s four-time world champion resisted a race-long challenge from the McLaren’s of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri to record a fourth straight win at Suzuka.

After closing to within a point of Norris in the drivers’ championship, Verstappen cheekily joked: "I don't even want to think about if I'd been in that other car [McLaren]. Then you wouldn't have s𓆉een me!"

ღVerstappen’s remark drew a response from both of McLaren’s drivers in the build up to the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Norris invited Verstappen to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:test his McLaren foll♒๊owing the Dutchman’s comments about the competitiveness of the MCL39.

“I have a lot of respect for Max but I also know some things are not true, he can come and test our car an🏅y day that he wants⛦ and I’ll be excited to see the disappointment on his face after he gets out,” Norris responded.

Max Verstappen bait catches Martin Brundle’s eye

Former F1 driver turned commentator Martin Brundle reckons Verstappen successfully rat𒆙tled his rivals with his remark, which Brundle believes had a double motivation behind it.

"So it was twofold," Brundle told Sky Sports F1.

It w🐓as to give his team [Red Bull] a hurry up and t𝓡o poke the two McLaren drivers. Direct hit, because they both went on the defensive.

“Risky strategy, because what Max is saying ওthere to the 1500 people back at base, who've just given him a race winning car: 'Your car's not very good', and that can demotivate them.

"But then both McLaren drivers... Certainly Lando, sort of said a bit the same thing ♐about his car: 'well ha✱ve a go in it, you'll be disappointed, Max.’

"So꧃ they shouldn't have bitten on that one, I don't think. And it was quite clever psychology from Max.”

Brun🍎dle also analysed McLaren’s much-criticised strategy last time o꧂ut in Japan.

“Completely di൲fferent race here [in Bahrain], where you can build a tyre advanta✤ge by staying out longer and having fresher tyres at the end of the race,” he said.

“It was two against one at Suzuka and they may well have that again𝐆 here with other teams as well.

“Should they have tried to destabilise R𝓀ed Bull and done something a litter different? I think they probably should have, yes. The problem you’ve got🥃 there is they’ve got two drivers up for the World Championship.

“It’s a problem th🐼ey’re going to have to manage all through this sea𒁏son and probably the next few seasons indeed. Do you want to disadvantage one of those?

“Because if you do that swap or bring Lando in early, p🎶ut him in traffic, lose a little bit of time and then there’s a Safety Car, Lando is back 💧in seventh and he’s not no longer leading the World Championship.

“It’s very 🐎easy to sit on the sofa going: ‘Do that, do this.’ But you can look a bit foolish quite quickly.”