As the Dutchman roared away to a crushing victory in the Belgian Grand Prix last weekend, he joked with his Red Bull team that he had such a lead over the opposition that he might make an extra stop just to give his mechanics some extra pit stop practice.
Red Bull boss Christian Horner later explained that his request was refused because of the risk of something going wrong with the stop and leaving the team with "egg on its face".
Verstappen’s joke about making an extra stop prompted some to suggest that he could be getting a bit cocky in his attitude, having won nine of the 12 races held so far this season.
But for rival Mercedes, Verstappen’s attitude was not seen as anything too brazen.
Wolff said: “He has all the reasons to be a bit cheeky. He’s just driving circles around everybody else on merit, and there’s nothing else to say about that. You’ve got to watch that on one hand, as much as it is annoying.”
Source: Autosport