F1 Grand Prix of Brazil - Qualifying - Source: Getty
As the 2024 F1 title battle started to get intense, Max Verstappen ramped things up as well when he pointed out multiple times that 'he had the wrong passport' for the sport. The indication was around the seeming 'Britishness' of Formula 1, where many have claimed that there is an inherent bias within the sport when it comes to nationality.
With that being said, it's rare for one of the title contenders to make it a point to call it out publicly. 'British-Bias' in F1 is a topic that as a publication we've touched on quite a few times since things boiled over in 2021. The term was often used during the intense title battle between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton by the fans.
Max Verstappen publicly addressing this supposed bias in the sport is an interesting development. There are however both sides of what he got right when he made this argument and where he went horribly wrong. Let's take a look.
