Two races since the end of the world championship, two challenges still to be decided for the conquest of the drivers and constructors’ titles, and many controversies exploded off the track: there is all this and much more in the final stages of the 2021 Formula 1 season, characterized by continuous sparks between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton is between Red Bull and Mercedes. Repeated contrasts that are not pleasing to many spectators and fans, including those who have also competed in F1, coming close to winning a world championship several times.
Among these also the Belgian Jacky Ickx, now 76 years old and remembered for his time with Ferrari between the 1960s and 1970s. In that same period, moreover, he was able to graduate vice-champion of the world for two consecutive times, in 1969 and 1970. Interviewed by RTBF, the winner of 8 GPs in fact expressed his opinion not only on Verstappen’s chances of success, but also and above all his aversion to the rules in force in the Circus, responsible for the loss of credibility of the major world car competition.
The six-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans thus expressed his point of view: “If Max didn’t win this year – commented – it will be next year, or next year and so on. It is inevitable. More than anything else, they are above all frustrated by the current Formula 1 rules. For me, philosophically speaking, it should be a struggle, a battle between men who willingly accept risk. I am disappointed because these events, on the other hand, are refereed by people who are certainly of good will, but who, apart from a former driver at every grand prix, have probably never driven a racing car. Thus we destroy the very essence of the combativeness of these pilots with a succession of penalties, fines and restraints that fundamentally change the sport. I’m really sorry to see us so far from the pleasure of this communion with the public – he concluded – but Formula 1 should remember a fundamental aspect: no public, no fans, no races ”.
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