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Max Verstappen held nothing back when discussing Red Bull's strategy for the Hungarian Grand Prix

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Published 10:57 22 Jul 2024 GMT+1

Max Verstappen held nothing back when discussing Red Bull's strategy for the Hungarian Grand Prix

Verstappen made some stinging comments in his radio message to the Red Bull team.

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A frustrated Max Verstappen was extremely vocal about Red Bull's strategy after getting undercut twice by his rivals during the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Verstappen’s race got off to a torrid start when race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase advised him to let McLaren's Lando Norris pass in order to avoid a penalty.

The three-time world champion was furious. "Why couldn't they just say [the stewards] what they think, and then we decide?" he said, before launching into a series of expletives.

Verstappen added: "Ok, so you can just run people off the track? You can tell the FIA that's something we can do from now onwards ... just driving people off the road."

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Later on in the race, Verstappen was told not to be "childish" by Lambiase after the Red Bull driver collided with rival Lewis Hamilton as he tried to overtake into turn one for third place.

In fact, when a comment was made by the Red Bull team about overworking his medium tyres after his final stop, Verstappen delivered arguably his most scathing comment during Sunday's race

“No mate, don’t give me this s***," he said. "You guys gave me this s*** strategy, okay? I’m trying to rescue what’s left.”


In his post-race assessment in Hungary, Verstappen said he felt Lewis Hamilton was to blame for their late-race collision.

"I went for a move that was fully on, but in the middle of the braking zone when I'm already committed to the move, he keeps warping right," he said.

"If I wouldn't have turned while breaking straight, I would've made contact with him. At one point yeah, naturally I lock up, because he keeps on turning to the right.

"People always made a lot about what happened at Austria, but that's on the initial move and then you just break straight, you hold your wheel quite straight.

"I felt like, now, it was not on the initial move but afterwards during the braking zone. He keeps turning right, you cannot do that when someone is committed on the inside.

"That's why I locked up, otherwise we would've collided anyway because he would have turned in on me. I went for a move that was fully on, I don't think I braked too late, but we'll have a look at it."

Image credit: Getty
Image credit: Getty

In regards to the much-talked-about radio messages, Verstappen added: "I don't think we need to apologise. I just think we need to do a better job. I don't know why people think you cannot be vocal on a radio.

"This is a sport. If some people don't like that then stay home."

Featured Image Credit: Sky Sports - Getty Images

Topics: Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, Lewis Hamilton, Formula 1

Jack Kenmare
Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare is the Senior Journalist for SPORTbible, one of the world’s biggest social publishers. He specialises in long-form feature writing and has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day. He has a BA (Hons) in Journalism and News Practice.

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