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Passionate about sport, cinema and television (on screen and behind) since his childhood, Bernard has been a journalist for 10 Sport since 2018. More skilled with the keyboard in hand than with the ball on his feet, he decides to mainly cover a beloved sport, criticized and hated at the same time (football) and a sport that is not one (wrestling).
Although victorious for a fourth consecutive time in Formula 1, Max Verstappen went through a difficult period with ten races without a victory, allowing Lando Norris to come close. The relationship between the two men has been talked about, but the Dutchman says their relationship has not been impacted by this competition.
Max Verstappen won his fourth world crown in a row in 2024, equaling Alain Prost (1985, 1986, 1989, 1993) et Sebastian Vettel (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013). Despite this new success, everything was not easy for the Dutchman, who had ten races without success, which notably benefited Lando Norrisrunner-up to Verstappen, who has four victories this season, the highest total behind the driver of Red Bull. A competition that has caused a lot of talk.
“There are a lot of idiots on social media who always have something to say”
Amis, Max Verstappen et Lando Norris fought a big battle at the wheel of their single-seater. In Austria, the two men even had a collision on the track, enough to spark rumors about possible tensions, which the Dutchman denies. “ People always make things so much worse on social media. There are a lot of idiots on this platform who always have something to say, something to complain aboutconfided Verstappenreported by Nextgen-Auto. There are a lot of positive people, but also some real idiots. I think it's best to ignore all of this. Lando and I get along very well. Of course, there were moments that were a bit tense on track, but off track it shouldn't matter. We always try to do our best on track to get the best possible result. We are fighting for the World Championship. I think it's normal for this kind of thing to happen, but we get along well. »
“Our friendship is in danger”
Yet, Lando Norris recognized in November that his friendship with Max Verstappen was in danger. “ The way I focus on the track is different than off the track. If someone treats me like crap on the track, that doesn't mean I'll treat them like crap off the track. They are two different worldsexplained the pilot McLaren. Very few people in the world have done what Max was able to do. There are 99 things he's better at than everyone else, and one thing he's not at and that's human relationships. Our friendship is in danger but we will see at the end of the season how to move on, certainly. »
