Max Verstappen confirmed he was unhappy with Red Bull’s ruthless driver swap for the Japanese Grand Prix, saying his endorsement of a social media post criticising the move “speaks for itself”.
The four-time world champion has a new teammate at Suzuka after Yuki Tsunoda replaced the underperforming Liam Lawson two weeks into the Formula One season.
Red Bull have been criticised for not giving Lawson enough time, with former F1 driver Giedo van der Garde saying on social media that the move was “bullying, or a panic move”.
Verstappen put a “like” on Van der Garde’s post and told reporters that it was “not a mistake”.
“I liked the comment, the text, so I guess it speaks for itself, right?” Verstappen said at the Suzuka Circuit,