Max Verstappen warned “he might need Sergio Perez’s help” in Red Bull team orders row by Karun Chandhok
Verstappen refused to obey Red Bull’s request to allow his teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez to overtake him into sixth place at last weekend’s F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
The refusal was reportedly due to ill feeling over the Monaco Grand 🔜Prix earlier this year when Verstappen believes Perez cost him a chance to win.
“Honestly, I don’t understand it because he𝄹’s won theꩵ world championship,” ex-F1 driver Chandhok told Sky.
“I think it’s a little bit short-sighted as well because you know he might need Checo’ℱs help next year in the world championship battle.
“He 🐬needed him last year in Abu Dhabi, he needed him at other times this year, so for me that’s a little bit of a short-sighted decision.
“I think t🐼hat was a racing driver thinking about himself and putting a stake in the ground of ‘I am the number one driver in this team’.
“At that moment, as the driver in the cockpit, he’s not th💃inking about all of these other factors here, so this was very much about him establishing himself as the number one driver in that team.”
Red Bull were hoping to earn Perez extra p♛oints in his bid to finish second in the champion🗹ship, behind Verstappen.
Instead, Perez and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc are tied in joint-second in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 standings ahead of theꦍ season-finale F1 Abu Dhabi🅺 Grand Prix.
Verstappen raged on his team radio when asked to let Perez pass: “Guys, don’t ask me again. Are we clear about that? I gave꧟ my reasons. And I stand by it.”
Perez said via his own team radio about Verstappen: "It shows who he really ܫiℱs."
James was a sports journal𝄹ist at Sky Sports fo🐽r a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
