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Rocky Mountain Squid's avatar

Chopping fellow drivers off while attempting to pass more or less was started by Senna in today's modern era. After Senna died, this nasty habit was taken to a higher level by Schumacher. Younger drivers all idolized these two figures and wanted to drive just like their heroes. Along comes Verstappen, who again took these kinds of maneuvers to a higher level again. Here is a link to an interview when Jackie Stewart interviewed Senna, questioning his judgement and sportsmanship. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySBRcXZ_Dfo.

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Grumpy Kerb's avatar

Senna & Schumacher used everything they thought they could get away with; Verstappen has the same mindset, which has obviously been unacceptable to Stewart. He had raced in the 60s & 70s, he had witnessed the death of Rindt & Cevert.

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