Max Verstappen has told McLaren to “Call me Chucky” after Zak Brown compared their rival to a horror movie villain who keeps coming back.
Verstappen was 104 points off the world championship pace, but he will head to this weekend’s season finale in Abu Dhabi only 12 points behind Lando Norris.
McLaren CEO Brown made the comparison about Verstappen prior to the Qatar Grand Prix, where a strategy blunder gift-wrapped the Dutchman his fifth win in eight races.
Norris and team-mate Oscar Piastri were also both disqualified from the previous round in Las Vegas for running illegal cars.
And when asked about Brown’s remarks, and whether he believes he is getting under McLaren’s skin, Verstappen said: “He can call me Chucky.
“I saw those comments, too, and I thought they were quite funny.
“I can only control what I do when I get in the car, that’s all I am focused on.”
Following Verstappen’s improbable win in Qatar, Formula One is now preparing for its first season finale involving more than two drivers for 15 years.
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