Max Verstappen He was punished for taking an oath in the press room. The Dutchman said he was “screwed” by the Red Bull situation and the FIA decided to punish him with “community service”. A decision that provoked a reaction from the drivers.
As reported by ‘Motorsport’ after the Singapore Grand Prix, all drivers on the grid are considering a joint response to the penalty imposed on the driver. The FIA imposed itself on the Dutch driver.
And Max said on Sunday that he felt the support of his Formula 1 colleagues: “Yes of course. Of course, I posted the decision on the GPDA chat, and everyone was almost laughing, like, “What the hell is this?” basically. So yeah, it’s very, very stupid.”
Verstappen initially reacted individually. He did not want to speak in the press room but in front of the media outside, claiming throat problems.
And it didn’t stop there. Because he pointed out that “facing this kind of nonsense” could lead him to make a drastic decision about his future: “When you can’t be yourself and you have to deal with this kind of nonsense…. “I think now I’m at a stage in my career where I don’t want to be dealing with that all the time.”
“It’s really exhausting. For me, it’s not a way to continue in the sport, that’s for sure.”said the world leader, who continues to lead Lando Norris in the championship.
