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Schumacher F1 'influence' impacting Verstappen

Article To news overview © Red Bull Content Pool Former F1 team manager, Graham Watson, believes Michael Schumacher's influence has impacted how Max Verstappen is perceived at Red Bull. Back when father Jos Verstappen was racing at Benetton in 1994 as a substitute for JJ Lehto, the Dutchman knew that Schumacher would often receive preferential treatment over his teammates. “I think that Jos felt that Michael Schumacher had better material and was favoured,” said Watson in Dutch magazine Formule 1. “I had the impression that Jos had difficulties accepting that, because he also was a very gifted driver." Verstappen is known for being highly competitive against his teammates in...
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