Max Verstappen has claimed that Dutch F1 drivers were not “taken seriously for a very long time” in an “English-oriented sport” before he started winning with Red Bull.

Max Verstappen: Dutch drivers ‘weren’t taken seriously’ before

He told Dutch publication De Telegraaf: “As a Dutchman, you weren’t really taken seriously for a very long time.

Hill likened Verstappen to Dick Dastardly, the villain from the Wacky Races cartoon series, after the Red Bull driver was hit with two 10-second penalties for separate incidents with title rival Lando Norris during the Mexican Grand Prix in October.

He told the Press Association: “Sometimes in racing situations, or battles, or certain penalties, and the way people look at success and how much credit they give you or not, I definitely feel that there is a bias.