Norris' Home Crowd Gears Up to Boo Verstappen This Weekend
Jul.3 - Max Verstappen should not be afraid of a bit of extra 'booing' this weekend at Lando Norris' home British GP at Silverstone.
Mere days ago, the pair - whose well-known friendship is now on the rocks - crashed whilst dicing for the lead in Austria, earning the Red Bull driver a furious rebuke from Norris and even a stewards' penalty.
But Silverstone boss Stuart Pringle says Verstappen should not be worried about a bit of extra needle from Norris' countrymen this weekend.
"I'm absolutely sure of that," he told Sky. "Our fans are first and foremost fans of sport."
Former Toro Rosso and AlphaTauri boss Franz Tost, however, advises triple world champion Verstappen to actually wear some extra booing like a badge of honour.
"The English should boo Max," he smiled to f1-insider.com. "That's like a Knighthood.
"Michael Schumacher was always booed at Silverstone too," the Austrian added. "Back then he dared to be faster than Damon Hill."
Meanwhile, Pringle reports that closer races - and British drivers Norris and George Russell's recent strong performances - have helped to pick up lagging ticket sales for the British GP this week.
To the Guardian newspaper, the Silverstone boss also addressed Lewis Hamilton's suggestion that the fact the British GP is not yet a sell-out is because ticket prices are too high.
"We fully support Lewis' comments," said Pringle. "We have a greater number of our lowest price general admission tickets available this year compared to 2023."
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Very predictable. Silverstone fans boo just to hear themselves boo!
When Max wins the race this weekend he wont even hear the boos.
Booing is something us Brits still excell in , and its sad to say that
Brits have an innate sense of fair play, that’s why they boo cheats and bullies.
Yes , that is why Lord's members went off at the Test match when the MCC had said that was a legitimate run out of Bairstow. Even Joe Root has said Bairstow needs to stay in his crease.
What about the old saying rubbing is racing.Norris was dive bombing to pass. The reason he was so desperate to pass is because he was going to get a 5 second penalty for exceeding the track limit too many times.