The Dutchman’s attack in the final race in Brazil took away from the Mexican 3 important points in the duel for second place in the standings with Leclerc. What’s behind it? Safe from Holland: Max resented his team mate for an episode in Munich
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November 14
– san paolo (Brazil)
The chaos in the Red Bull pits at the end of the Brazilian GP did not go unnoticed yesterday in Sao Paulo. Baraonda in a team already world champion drivers and constructors? Yes, because yesterday, in the final of the race, Max Verstappen did not respect the order of the team to maintain the position behind Sergio Perez and attacked and passed his teammate, taking away 3 points that now weigh in the direct confrontation. with Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc for second place in the world championship standings. Perez and Leclerc are now paired at 290 with one race to go, the case is inevitable. Why did Max not comply with the order?
perez, surprise and anger
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After the race, the world champion did not provide explanations, but everyone did not miss the confrontation in the Red Bull pits between him, team principal Christian Horner, personal manager Raymond Vermeulen and track engineer Gianpiero Lambiase. Perez did not hide his disappointment at what happened and declared that Verstappen “has shown who he really is. I don’t understand his behavior, if he has won two World Championships it is also thanks to me”, with reference to the great defense with which Checo slowed down in Abu Dhabi Hamilton favoring Verstappen’s comeback (which actually materialized more for the management of the Safety Car by the then race director Michael Masi).
“don’t ask me anymore”
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Horner has summoned the couple for a clarifying meeting, but the case remains, also because in the race, when asked to keep the position, Verstappen answered hard-nosed to his track engineer: “I already told you last time . Guys, don’t ask me anymore, ok? Are we clear about this? I have explained my reasons and I repeat them “. Horner did not give many details to the reporters: “As a team, we discuss these things internally – said the team principal – the drivers discussed them, they were very clear. We will go to Abu Dhabi to get Checo second place and Max him. it will help. We will not talk about what happens internally, but the drivers shook hands. We work as a team. We race as a team and our priority is to help Checo reach second place in the championship. We will do our best to reach it and if Max can help in any way, he will. ”
the reconstruction
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According to the Dutch press, in particular the De Telegraaf, the best-selling newspaper in the Netherlands, Verstappen allegedly carried out a sort of “retaliation” against his teammate, guilty in Monte Carlo of having deprived him of the chance to win the race. Perez would have deliberately caused qualifying to be stopped when he was third ahead of Verstappen. Then Checo even won the GP on Sunday and according to the reconstructions, he would have admitted within the team that he had really caused the interruption of the qualifying on purpose. In addition to this episode, there would be the two cases of Le Castellet and Monza, with the wake not provided in qualifying by Perez to try to counter the Ferraris, minor episodes but which would be “additional” to Verstappen’s resentment for his teammate . The season ends in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
November 14, 2022 (change November 14, 2022 | 13:25)
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