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Villeneuve: People make excuses for Max because he is protected

Max Verstappen's performance in Monaco would have been a sacking offense had another driver committed the same errors. That is the view of outspoken 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve, referring to the 18-year-old Dutchman's horror outing last weekend just two weeks after winning in Spain. 'It was a terrible weekend for him,' he told Motorsport-Magazin.com. 'He's fast but he made too many mistakes.' Verstappen was drafted into Red Bull's race lineup after the Russian grand prix, where his predecessor Daniil Kvyat had caused a first-lap crash which according to Dr Helmut Marko was the result of him not coping with pressure. But then in Monaco, Verstappen made at least three driving...
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