Red Bull and Max Verstappen notably boycot🥂ted interviews last season from Sky Sports, the UK broadcaster of Formula 1, and Herbert’s then-employers.

It was believed to be a response to commen💙ts from Ted Kravitz, and it resu♕lted in top bosses from Sky and Red Bull meeting to end the tension.

“I was always free to express what I wanted,” Herbert ♒told the .

“But… if everybody said on TV on Channel 4 or Sky, or anyone, if you sort of had a bit of a go at a team they will get𒁏 upset. 

“And if they get upset there’s alwa💞ys a cha🌱nce, like we saw with Max, ‘oh we're not going to do it with you because you said that’. 

“That's where you sort of have to sometimes tread c💎arꦑefully.

“But it's understandable. I always remember when I was racing thღere were sometimes things said which upset you and then you probably never spoke to that journalist maybe for a c𝔉ouple of races or more.

“So I get it but when it's down to a team. I always think you should be able toꦜ be as ou𓃲tspoken as you want to be in certain situations.

"I always thought I was fairly outspoken on certain issues that came up. I never thought you🔥 should shy away from them.

“Some people don't want to upset a certain person within a team because they sort of had a relatio🤡nship. 

“And you sort of think it shouldn’t be about your relationship, it should be about what you see and wha♉t you hear from fans.”

Herbert was axed from Sky𝔍’s line-up of experts for the 2023 season and now hosts the Lift The Lid podcast with Billy Monger.

He says it is nice 💜not worrying about “upsetting people” in♎ his new role.