SPIELBERG, Austria -- Max Verstappen was annoyed to see how fast opinion turned against him in 2018.
Verstappen is one of Formula One's most exciting talents and in 2016 became the sport's youngest winner at the Spanish Grand Prix at 18 years old; he added two victories to his tally last year as well. He finished 2017 in strong form but criticism against him built this year after a string of incidents, two of which cost him a shot at victory in China and Monaco.
The Dutchman, who appears to have turned a corner after podiums in Canada and France, is unfazed by what people say about him.