"On the track, I find him very respectful. He's not a cheat. You're going to talk to me about track limits, but it's the way he drives; it's an education. For him, it's the norm. The best proof of this is that when he is penalized, he accepts it. As always, he goes as far as he can."
"It's now the rule that you can't have two drivers of the same level in a team. Today, we can't change that."
"But Max still had to deal with Daniel Ricciardo, Pierre Gasly, and Sergio Perez. They were no rookies. We're talking about Grand Prix winners."
"The good thing about Max is that he's free. He doesn't cheat: he is who he is, he does his thing. Tomorrow he could tell you that in a month he's going to stop, and nobody would be surprised."
"That's him, and that's his thing. He certainly cares a lot less about the image he may have than a lot of other drivers."
"But I think he'll be remembered as an incredibly talented driver. Very tough, of course, but his four titles are totally deserved, and he's right up there at the top."
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