Max Verstappen indignant at 'disrespectful' feedback as Purple Bull snubs Sky Sports activities

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Max Verstappen could also be having a record-breaking season on the observe however he’s removed from proud of a number of the media protection he has been receiving currently.

The Dutchman, who has retained his world title and broke the file for many race wins in a single season, refused to talk to Sky Sports activities on the Mexican Grand Prix on the weekend as a consequence of what he seen as “disrespectful” feedback made by “one explicit individual.”

“It had nothing to do with this weekend, however this yr it’s been a continuing digging, being disrespectful, particularly one explicit individual. And at one level it's sufficient, I don’t settle for it,” Verstappen informed reporters after the race.

After the earlier race – the US Grand Prix – Sky Sports activities pundit Ted Kravitz stated Lewis Hamilton was “robbed” of final yr’s world title after Verstappen beat him in dramatic circumstances.

The Purple Bull driver went into final yr’s finale in Abu Dhabi stage on factors with Hamilton however overtook the Mercedes driver on the ultimate lap after FIA race director Michael Masi made a controversial name a few safety-car process.

“You possibly can’t reside up to now, you simply have to maneuver on,” Verstappen added. “In the intervening time social media is a really poisonous place and in case you are always being like that reside on TV, you make it solely worse, as a substitute of attempting to make it higher on the planet.

“You retain disrespecting me and at one level I’m not tolerating it anymore. In order that’s why I made a decision to cease answering.”

Verstappen didn’t identify Kravitz however is broadly reported to have been angered by the F1 pundit’s feedback.

Muricas News reached out to Sky for remark however didn't obtain a right away response. Kravitz hasn’t publicly commented on his social media channels.

Verstappen was backed up by Purple Bull Racing’s workforce principal Christian Horner who additionally refused to talk to Sky Sports activities in Mexico.

Nonetheless, Horner stated the workforce would elevate the ban on the subsequent race in Brazil.

“Subsequent race, service can be resumed,” Horner stated, in response to Reuters. “We simply wished to put down a marker to say sure issues aren’t acceptable and as a workforce we stand collectively.

“Accusations of championships being robbed is one thing we don’t really feel is an neutral commentary. Max could be very upset about it and as a workforce we help him absolutely.”

The controversy comes because the workforce was fined $7 million for breaching Components 1’s price cap guidelines in 2021.

The punishment additionally features a 10% discount in price limits for the workforce’s aerodynamic testing for subsequent yr.

Regardless of the sanctions, Horner informed reporters that Verstappen’s title is just not tarnished in any manner and the workforce had “zero profit” from the overspend on the observe.