‘You focus on commentating’ – Max Verstappen snaps at Sky Sports broadcaster as he addresses Red Bull future
MAX VERSTAPPEN snapped back at a Sky Sports broadcaster after being asked about his future at Red Bull Racing.
The star driver’s future at the F1 team came under question after a heated exchange between Helmut Marko and his manager Raymond Vermeulen.
Verstappen, 27, could leave Red Bull Racing due to a clause in his contract.
Marko revealed the condition as he admitted the thought of the driver’s exit is a “great concern”.
This led to Verstappen being directly asked by Sky‘s David Croft if he was thinking about leaving the team.
However, the question was met with a snapped answer from the four-time world champion.
“You focus on commentating, I’ll focus on driving.
“We don’t need to worry about any other scenarios.
“A lot of people are talking about it except me.
“Like I said before, I just want to focus on my car, work with the people in the team.
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“That is the only thing I am thinking about in Formula 1 at the moment. I am very relaxed.”
Verstappen was also asked about the discussion that took place in the paddock that poured fuel on the exit rumours.
Verstappen insisted that the conversation was more general and that everyone has been frustrated with the Bahrain GP.
He claimed: “To my knowledge, I think they were having just a conversation about everything, which I think is allowed.
“If someone, of course, picks up on it, people can always see it in their own way, right, how people are discussing things?
“I think we were all left frustrated with the result and the things that went wrong in the race.
“I think that’s what my manager, Raymond, and Helmut spoke about, and even Christian [Horner] came along as well.
“So they all had a conversation.
“I think that should be allowed.
“We all care at the end of the day. We care about the team, we care about the people, we care about results. I think that’s quite normal.”