Max Verstappen is surely the most ruthless wheel-to-wheel racer on the current F1 grid. But Isack Hadjar says there\u2019s one driver he knows he can\u2019t bully.<\/p>\n
Verstappen<\/a> is a driver who\u2019s always operated on the edge of the rules. That\u2019s why he was hovering on 11 penalty points earlier in the year, putting him on the brink of a race ban.<\/p>\n Speaking to Canal+<\/a> before the Singapore Grand Prix, Racing Bulls driver Isack Hadjar<\/a> said Verstappen is \u2018the boss\u2019 on track. He \u2018makes everyone miserable\u2019 by either refusing to let him by or carving a way past.<\/p>\n Hadjar could be Verstappen\u2019s teammate<\/a> next year, which may spare him from the world champion\u2019s more extreme tactics, if indeed he can get close enough to battle him.<\/p>\n Isack Hadjar says Max Verstappen treats Charles Leclerc differently on track<\/p>\n Hadjar, the second-highest ranking \u2018midfield\u2019 driver in the championship behind Williams\u2019 Alex Albon, has occasionally been able to battle with the frontrunners this season. Most notably, he held off Charles Leclerc<\/a> and George Russell for a podium at Zandvoort.<\/p>\n Hadjar says Leclerc\u2019s racecraft is \u2018quite impressive\u2019, highlighting his bravery. Even Verstappen is compelled to show him \u2018a little more respect\u2019.<\/p>\n Verstappen and Leclerc looked set to battle for the F1 title<\/a> at the start of 2022, contesting epic battles at the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix. But Red Bull<\/a> won the development race and the Monegasque driver started to make mistakes, which effectively ended the contest in the second half of the season.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve already met Charles Leclerc on the track, who\u2019s playing up front with Ferrari,\u201d said Hadjar. \u201cAnd among the drivers who are good at overtaking, he\u2019s quite impressive. He sees a gap where there\u2019s no room to go, he goes for it anyway and it works. He\u2019s very, very strong. <\/p>\n \u201cOn the track, Verstappen makes everyone miserable, he\u2019s the boss, but when it\u2019s Charles with him, I have the impression that he gives him a little more respect anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n Ferrari icon chooses between Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen<\/p>\n Verstappen and Leclerc raced against one another in karting, so they\u2019re experts in one another\u2019s tactics. This may be why the former\u2019s approach is different.<\/p>\n Martin Brundle has said Leclerc is faster than Verstappen in qualifying<\/a>, but he may not boast the same overall package. <\/p>\n Even former Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo says Verstappen is \u2018by far\u2019 the best driver in F1<\/a>, rather than Leclerc. <\/p>\n