Max Verstappen on Red Bull team orders row: “It’s not about saying sorry”
Verstappen refused his team’s request to let teammate Perez overtake him at the F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix, in an attempt to earn Perez extra points in his bid to finish second in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 standings.
Ferrari’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc ultimately pipped Perez to second, behind champion Verst𒁃appen.
“It’s not about saying sorry.,” Verstappen said to Sky.&n𓆉bsp;
“It’s more about what happeneඣd this year. Something happenedဣ.
“꧃We didn’t communicate well enough to each other and to t𝓀he team. I gave my stance in Mexico about it.
“We should have cleared it way sooner, then we wouldn’t have had that issue in Brazil. Like a relationship, communicatio🐭n is key. You always say communication is key in a relationship, and this is like a relationship.”
Verstappen refused to confirm which incident “this year” contributed to his refusal to a⛦ccept team orders - it has been widely reported that it was his belief that Perez intentionally crashed during Monaco qualifying to deny Verstappen a chance to claim pole position.
The two-time champion’s refusal to help his teammate was notable in part because Perez played a role in the notorious 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix finale, by making 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton’s race difficult.
“Checo, that evening, did amazingly to hold him up so much,” Verstappen admit♒ted.
James 🏅was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sport𒈔s, to football, to F1.
