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Hulkenberg: "Magnussen is just a wannabe Verstappen"

Published on 02 Aug 2017 10:40
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By: Sam Gale

Nico Hulkenberg has hit back after the press pen spat between himself and Kevin Magnussen, calling him a wannabe Verstappen. The spat, where Magnussen told Hulkenberg to "suck my balls," came after a series of run-ins with Haas drivers in the race, with Hulkenberg coming together with Grosjean at the first corner and later being aggressively forced off of the track by Magnussen.

This effectively ruined Hulkenberg’s race and any chance of points, as he lost track position to a number of cars and eventually caused him to retire. Hulkenberg later went up to Magnussen in the press pen and sarcastically congratulated him on being the "most unsporting driver," before Magnussen retorted; and causing somewhat of a furore.

Hulkenberg had already been to the stewards at this point, trying to push them into giving Magnussen a more severe penalty than the five second time penalty he had already received, which angered the Haas driver.

Hulkenberg has now commented on the incident, heavily insulting Magnussen’s manner towards him, and criticising the way he has attempted to gain support of the public. He said in his own newspaper column: "I wish there were as many people talking about the race, At the moment we have different challenges in Formula 1 than the balls of a wannabe Verstappen. I'm not the kind of guy to carry favour with the public after the race, and I don't need to insult someone.

"If I have a problem with somebody, I go ahead and say what's on my mind. But the fans are happy about seeing a sport in which competition is being lived and somebody is speaking his mind. This is the fun thing about F1, especially with hot-headed sensitive people. With Kevin it's like having a little brother. You know he is not able to defend himself in any other way. Therefore, it's easy to take his remarks with a smile on your face."

Sam Gale

F1 News Max Verstappen Romain Grosjean Kevin Magnussen

Replies (7)

mclarenfan1968

Posts: 1,027
To be fair Maximum Hype boy hasn't said what Magnussen has had the balls to say so Hype boy has got nothing on Magnussen.
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- Aug 2 2017 - 11:31
Jutlandia

Posts: 191
In my opinion Hulkenberg is an arrogant piece of sh!t.
If he has a problem with Magnussen, he should confront him in private when things are cooled down.
Instead he disrupts a live interview and start playing better knowing.
Hulkenberg is crybaby, who should know better.
Magnussen had not made any fuirther comments, from what i know.
In that sence i think he's the smart guy here.
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- Aug 2 2017 - 11:45
Barron

Posts: 625
Ha! He's given the game away. He really is jealous of Verstappen..boo hoo...
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- Aug 2 2017 - 11:54
calle.itw

Posts: 8,527
Is this really Hulkenberg? Jesus, he used to be pretty likable, but now he just sounds like a wanker.
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- Aug 2 2017 - 12:48
- Jutlandia
  
  Posts: 191
  @CALLE:ITW Thumbs up on that comment :-)
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  Aug 2 2017 - 14:28
mcbhargav

Posts: 1,332
Perhaps KMag should have said, "Get over it Snowflake" ;)
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- Aug 2 2017 - 16:39
- websurfer
  
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  James Hunt would have replied: "Ah yeah, last night I boffed your girlfriend all night long"
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  Aug 2 2017 - 20:43