AUSTIN, Texas -- Max Verstappen believes he has got in the heads of Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel after the two drivers revealed they treat him differently when racing on track.
Verstappen was the centre of attention at the last round in Mexico after ignoring yellow flags in qualifying, resulting in him losing pole position, and then colliding with both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas in the race. A puncture from the second of those collisions saw him drop to the back of the field and finish sixth in a race he could have won.
After the race, Hamilton was asked about what it's like to race against Verstappen and said "it's very likely you're going to come together with Max if you don't give him extra space", adding "he's a magnet for those kind of things".