“It is normal when you are winning” - Max Verstappen not concerned by boos after F1 race in Miami

Red Bull's reigning double world champion Max Verstappen has said that he was not bothered by boos from the crowd after winning the Miami GP on Sunday.

While receiving his trophy for P1, the Dutch driver was greeted with boos from the grandstands. The unruly behaviour of the crowd did not deter the world champion as he said that the crowd only boos when the driver is winning a lot.

In his post-race press conference, Max Verstappen said:

“If I am driving at the back nobody will be doing anything in terms of a reaction. It is normal when you are winning, and they don’t like who is winning.

"This is something that is absolutely fine for me as long as I stand on the top step of the podium. That is the most important thing. I take the trophy home, and they can go back to their houses and have a nice evening.”

He also commented on the pre-race introductions of drivers:

“Some people like to be more in the spotlight, and some people don’t. Personally, I don’t. So for me, what they did was not necessary. I prefer just to talk to my engineers, walk to my car, put the helmet on, and drive.

"I understand the entertainment value, but I hope we don’t have this at every single race, because we have a very long season ahead of us, and we don’t need to enter like that every time.”

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"We just kept it calm, kept it clean, and winning a race from P9 is always very satisfying” - Max Verstappen

The Red Bull driver delivered another masterclass and skills behind the wheel as he dominated and won from P9.

Speaking to F1.com, Max Verstappen said:

“It was a good race. I stayed out of trouble at the beginning and then just had a clean race, picking the cars off one by one. Then I could stay out really long on the hard tyres, and that’s where I think we made the difference today. I had a good little battle with Checo at the end. We kept it clean, and that’s the most important (thing) – it’s a great win today.

"Yesterday was, of course, a bit of a setback. Today we just kept it calm, kept it clean, and for sure, winning a race from P9 is always very satisfying.”

It looks like it will be really difficult for other drivers to stop Max Verstappen from winning the title in 2023.