Red Bull and Max Verstappen notably boycotted interviews last season from Sky Sports, the UK broadcaste𒊎r of 🔯Formula 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 tensio🌸n.

“I was always frꦉee 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 tಞeam they will get upset. 

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

“That's w𒆙here you sort of have to sometimes tread c▨arefully.

“But it's understandable. I always remember when I was racing there were sometimes things said which upset you and then you probably🔴 never spoke to that journalist 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 be as outspoken as you want to be in certain situations.

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

“Some people don't want to upset a certain person within a team b💖ecause they sort of had a relationship. 

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

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

He says it is nice not worrying about “ups♛etting people” in his new role.