'Critics won't change me,' says Verstappen

In the face of criticism distilled lately by a few of his peers, Max Verstappen says that he has no intention of changing his behavior out on the race track.

After the Hungarian Grand Prix, following their close battle in the closing stages of the race, Kimi Raikkonen called out the young Dutch prodigy's defending tactics.

Subsequently, the Red Bull driver's attitude was addressed at the drivers' briefing before the German Grand Prix, where others voiced their opinion, but Verstappen remains unfazed.

"I always see it as a positive thing," he explained to Autosport.

"If people are talking about you then you are doing something right. Of course, you always have people who criticise. Some people are for you, some people against.

"But I just try to do the best possible job for the team because we are fighting with Ferrari. You don't just allow somebody by."

The teenager, who clinched his first Grand Prix victory at Barcelona for his maiden race with Red Bull, justifies his "no compromise" driving by his own personal racing philosophy.

"Of course, I am always on the limit, but that's how you become successful, by being on the limit - because if you are under it then you will never achieve what you are capable of.

"So for me, it [the criticism] doesn't really change a lot. I will drive exactly the same as I have done before because there is nothing wrong with it."

He also believes that scrutiny of his driving and racing has increased since Barcelona and his switch from Toro Rosso to red Bull, and that expectation have increased accordingly.

"After the win, of course people expect a lot from you. I just approach every weekend the same, just trying to do the best possible job, trying to set up the car as well as I can, drive as well as I can.

"Of course, it was a surprise to me to win my first race with a new team straight away, but from there on everything has gone pretty well.

"At Toro Rosso they were very professional, but being at Red Bull is another step up on a number of levels, so for myself I had to step up.

"It's not the easiest thing jumping into a new team in the middle of a season, but so far everything has worked out quite well.

"I've been enjoying it, the pace is there, I'm having good results, and I'm definitely loving it out there right now."

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