F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix: Max Verstappen refuses Red Bull team orders - “I gave my reasons”
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World champion Verstappen was forced to watch a Mercedes 1-2 as 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell won at Interlagos, with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton behind him.
Verstappen finished sixth, with teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perez seventh, but only because the champion disag🧔reed with his team’s plea 𝓡to let Perez pass.
When Verstappen was later asked by his engine𝓀er why he ignored the order, he exclaimed: “I told you already.
“Guys, don’t ask me again. Are we clear about that? I gave my reaඣsons. And I stand by it.”
Perez said via his own team raꦰdio about Verstappen: "It shows ꦕwho he really is."
Perez remains tied with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc in the battle for second in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:F1 standings which is why Red Bull wanted him to earn extra points in🌊 Brazil.
Verstapp🥀en was already upset after early contact with his rival Lewis Hamilton left him needing to pit for a new wing, and facing an uphill battle.
Why did Verstappen ignore team orders?
Verstappen claimed he could have qualified in second, had Perez not crashed ꦕand caused a r𒁃ed flag.
Christian Horner, th🍎e Red Bull team 🐬boss, denied that Perez had cost his teammate.
Perez then won the Monaco Grand Prix the following day. It 🃏was, until now, the sole source of potential problems between Verstappen and his teammate in a year of glory for the Dutchman.
Ja🤪mes was a s♒ports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
