(AP) – Max Verstappen loathes exaggerated rivalries and the Formula One champion won’t be pulled into a manufactured feud with Charles Leclerc as he attempts to defend his title this season.
Leclerc won last week’s season-opening race in Bahrain in part by outlasting Verstappen in a wheel-to-wheel, back-and-forth passing battle in the early laps. Leclerc went on to win from the pole for Ferrari; Ve…