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Max Verstappen has made his feelings clear about the backlash he has received recently about his driving style and said that his approach has always been to drive to the rules. The Dutch driver has been one of the best drivers in F1 in the last few years. There is, however, one thing that has also stood out for the driver, and it is the ability to drive in such a manner that he operates within the grey area of the sport.
This was something that led to backlash recently when the driver's defensive tactics were under the spotlight in his battles with Lando Norris. The second half of the season has seen Verstappen try to defend a championship lead that has been consistently shrinking in a Red Bull car that has just not been good enough compared to the rivals.
This led to Verstappen driving in a manner where the aim of the race became either fending off title rival Norris or compromising his race to such an extent that he didn't score the maximum available points on the table.
