Red Bull and Max Verstappen notably boycotted interviews last season from Sky Sports, the UK broadcaster of Formu🐭la 1, and Herbert’s then-employers.

It was believed to be a response to comments from Ted Kravitz, and it resulted in top bosses from Sky and Red Bull🙈 meeting to end the tension.

“I ꦡwas 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 o𒆙f a go at a team they will g🍬et upset. 

“And if they get upset there’s always a chance, like we saw with😼 Max, ‘oh we're not going to do it with you because y𝄹ou said that’. 

“That's where you sort of have to sometimes tread carefully🌜.

“But it's understandable. I always remember when I was racing there were sometimes th♐ings said which upset you and then you probably never spoke to that journalist𒁃 maybe for a couple of races or more.

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

"I always thought I was fairly outspoken on certain issue🏅s 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 sorꦺt of had a relationship. 

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

Herbert was axed from Sky’s line-up of experts for the 2023 season and now hosts the Lift The Lid podc🦩ast with Bil♎ly Monger.

He says it is nice not worrying about “upsetting people” in his new r♛ole.