Foreign media condemn ‘rude action’ Max Verstappen: ‘Next year he will need Sergio Pérez again’ | formula 1

Especially the Spanish medium marca judges hard about the uncollegial action of Verstappen. “The rudeness towards Perez, who is trying his best to finish second overall, would be because of what happened in Monaco. He was asked if he wanted to let Perez pass, but he did nothing, while Verstappen was very aware of the anger of his teammate and the team.”

Sky Sports also saw the situation at Red Bull Racing get out of hand. “The Red Bull drivers exchanged furious team radio messages. This refusal by Verstappen means that Pérez’ battle for second place has been dealt a blow.” Sky Sports reporter Karun Chandhok finds Verstappen’s action ‘short-sighted’. “I do not understand it either. Pérez played a crucial role in the title decision in Abu Dhabi last year and next year he will need Pérez again.”

The Daily Mail speaks of a ‘blunt action’ by Verstappen. “Max Verstappen is coming under fire because of this. On the radio he tried to defend his controversial actions. Despite not being able to win places himself, he didn’t let Pérez pass.” L’Equipe thought it mostly had to do with his winning mentality. “Even though he is already assured of a second world title in a row, Verstappen is not willing to let go of even one point.”

Where L’Equipe the explanation was still in the sporting field, most foreign media adopted Tom Coronel’s theory. Mundo Deportivo was very shocked by that. “At Viaplay, Tom Coronel put a very harsh accusation on the table. He assured that Pérez would have deliberately driven into the wall in Monaco to thwart Verstappen. A very serious accusation, because something like that is very, very dangerous.”