“Bulldog Verstappen”: Press comments on the Barcelona GP

Spain “Ace”: "Red Bull missed the target and Verstappen botched it. (...) The Dutchman, who doesn't always make the right decisions in the heat of the moment, did the rest with an ugly defense against Russell and contact with the Mercedes, earning him a ten-second penalty and trading a fifth place on the track for tenth." “El Pais”: "Piastri wins the Spanish Grand Prix without batting an eyelid, while Verstappen sulks at Montmelo. The Australian takes his fifth win of the season at the circuit, and the Dutchman reveals the dirty version he seemed to have left behind." “Mundo Sports”: "Many are afraid when Max (Verstappen)'s car appears behind them. Just like in the golden days of (Michael) Schumacher. But (Oscar) Piastri, who saw the RB21's blue mark in his rearview mirror, didn't even flinch." Netherlands “AD”: "Angry Max Verstappen receives penalty after bloody Spanish GP: Frustration is spreading among the Dutchman. Barcelona was supposed to be the race of truth for Max Verstappen, and that truth was harsh." “The Telegraph”: "For Max Verstappen, the race in Barcelona ended in a major fiasco. He dropped back to fifth place, deliberately ran into George Russell (Mercedes), and was subsequently given a ten-second time penalty." Great Britain "Guardian": "The race was marked by a late, impetuous outburst of anger from Max Verstappen, which cost the defending champion Red Bull a big loss of points at the top." “Mirror”: "Verstappen was already in a bad mood after his strategy was ruined by a late safety car. (...) While most of the front-runners switched to the soft tires, Verstappen only had one set of the harder, slower compound available. This meant he could say goodbye to any chance of challenging the McLaren cars in front of him and instead had to defend from behind. This angered Verstappen, whose mood didn't improve when his race engineer advised him to cede the position to the Mercedes." Italy “La Gazzetta dello Sport”: “Scientific Piastri, lion Leclerc, bully Verstappen.” France “Le Figaro”: "Max Verstappen in battle with McLaren. Since the start of the season, the four-time world champion from the Netherlands has been the only one who can regularly fight against the McLarens (...). While Oscar Piastri secured his fifth win of the season ahead of Norris in Spain, the Papaya cars had to prevail against Verstappen's aggressive three-stop strategy, which almost paid off before a completely crazy finish to the race." Germany "Picture": "When an Australian wins in a British car, England's German coach is happy! And the Dutchman rants..."

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“Bulldog Verstappen”: Press comments on the Barcelona GP

International press comments on Oscar Piastri's victory and Max Verstappen's rage maneuver at the Spanish Grand Prix in Montmelo on Sunday.

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