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Safety Car driver responds after ‘turtle' jibe
Apr.13 Formula 1's safety car driver has defended himself following criticism after the Australian GP. World champion Max Verstappen described the green Maylander-driven Aston Martin safety car in Melbourne as a 'turtle'. 'In a straight line, he was doing a maximum of 140kph, although there were no wrecked cars in that section. 'I don't know why we had to drive so slowly,' the Red Bull driver said. Maylander, who is F1's long-time safety car driver and once an accomplished racer in the DTM and top-level sports cars including Le Mans, was asked about the comments. 'I'm well aware of the criticism from drivers like Verstappen, but I couldn't do much,' the 50-year-old insisted. 'It's nice...
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