The double world champion was heckled as he was introduced on the grid in the moments before the race.
MAX VERSTAPPEN SAID he is targeted by Formula One’s boo brigade because they are jealous of him winning.
But a typically bullish Verstappen said: “If I am driving at the back nobody will be doing anything in terms of a reaction. Verstappen was jeered during the pre-race razzmatazz which involved American rapper LL Cool J acting as Master of Ceremonies and will.i.am conducting an orchestra. Fernando Alonso, who finished third behind Verstappen and Perez to claim his fourth podium this season, disagreed that the pre-race introductions should only be reserved for certain races.
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