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MAX VERSTAPPEN has snapped back at Damon Hill by roaring: “I’m a three-time world champion who knows what I am doing.”

Hill, who won a world title with ­Williams in 1996, accused Verstappen of acting like Wacky Races villain Dick Dastardly. 

Max Verstappen has fired back at Damon Hill
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Max Verstappen has fired back at Damon HillCredit: Splash
Hill described Verstappen as driving like Dick Dastardly
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Hill described Verstappen as driving like Dick DastardlyCredit: Getty
Verstappen was not happy at the comparison with the cartoon baddy
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Verstappen was not happy at the comparison with the cartoon baddyCredit: The Sun

Seething Verstappen, 27, has hit out at his “biased” and “very annoying” critics after eyebrows were raised over his driving style after a 20-SECOND penalty for forcing title rival Lando Norris off twice in Mexico last weekend.

Hill described the F1 Red Bull driver as “daft and like Dick Dastardly”.

And he questioned whether Verstappen was capable of driving fairly.

But ahead of this weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix, Verstappen responded: “I don’t listen to those individuals.

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“I just do my thing. I am a three-time world champion. It is my tenth year in Formula One.

“I know what I am doing. Some people are being very annoying, and I don’t pay attention to them.” 

Norris trails Verstappen by 47 points in the title race with 120 to race for after the Brit came second and the world champ sixth in Mexico City.

Verstappen is due to serve a five-place grid drop for Sunday’s race in Sao Paulo for changing engine parts.

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Norris and Verstappen had been best pals on the grid.

But the pair have not spoken since Mexico.

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McLaren driver Norris said: “It’s not for me to speak to him. I’m not his teacher, I’m not his mentor.

“Max knows he did wrong. Deep down he does. And it’s for him to change, not for me.”

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F1 2025 grid

Here are the confirmed driver line ups for the F1 2025 season so far:

Red Bull: Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez

Ferrari: Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes: George Russell and Kimi Antonelli

McLaren: Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri

Aston Martin: Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll

Williams: Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz

Sauber: Nico Hulkenberg and TBC

Alpine: Pierre Gasly and Jack Doohan

RB: Yuki Tsunoda and TBC

Haas: Ollie Bearman and Esteban Ocon

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