Red Bull’s Max Verstappen dismisses boos and jeers at Miami GP – ‘absolutely fine’ for fans to express feelings

Max Verstappen claimed it was “absolutely fine” that some spectators at the Miami Grand Prix booed his victory.

With 46 laps gone, he then made his move on the Mexican and swung into the lead.

Verstappen now has a championship lead of 14 points over Perez, but when he took to the podium to be awarded the race win, he received a hostile reception from some attendees, and there were boos reported before the green light, too.

“If I were driving in the back nobody would be doing anything in terms of reaction,” Verstappen observed, speaking to Sky Sports..

“I think it is normal when you are winning and they don’t like who is winning.

“It is something for me which is absolutely fine as long as I am standing on the top.

“To me, the most important thing is I take the trophy home and they go back to their houses and they can… have a nice evening”.

He added: “I always feel unbeatable but sometimes other people also have a really good day and they can be close to you, match you, or be ahead.

“I think what is important is to try and be close to 100% perfect every time.

“Yesterday wasn’t perfect, so this weekend wasn’t perfect, but it is a long season and I always try to be as close as possible to perfect.”