“That Would Have Been Payback Time”: Former F1 Driver Reprimands Max Verstappen’s ‘Stubbornness’ After Brazilian GP Shenanigans

The Brazilian Grand Prix is past us as we head to the final round of the current championship campaign. However, there is one particular incident from the race that is still on people’s minds. We all know the incident between the Red Bull men. Now, even Ralf Schumacher has laid out his opinion on the “not entirely human” behavior of Max Verstappen.

We are all aware of the incident. However, without making assumptions, let us give you a quick recap. The Red Bull Dutchman refused to swap positions with his Mexican teammate in the penultimate lap of the race. Verstappen denied the swap team order and cost Perez crucial points in the drivers’ championship. Because of Verstappen’s decision, Perez is now third and on equal points with Charles Leclerc.

Ralf Schumacher, the cousin of the legendary Michael Schumacher, expressed his opinion of the situation. “I think Sergio Perez showed in the first year how much he can fight for the team,” said Schumacher. “I think that would have been payback time. It’s just a bit of a street fighter mentality, a bit of egotism. And of course: He’s super successful, but something like that can also cost you support in the team, and I don’t know if it’s worth something like that.” (Translated by Google)

“He has to pull himself together and reset his stubbornness,” concluded the German.

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Moving forward, Verstappen might not be able to rely on his team and Perez as he has done in the past, suggests Ralf Schumacher. This can be a serious repercussion to his action in Brazil.

However, the Red Bull man suggested the team discussed the matter internally, and everything was resolved.

Max Verstappen is ready to lend a helping hand to Sergio Perez in Abu Dhabi

The Dutchman revealed in his post-race interview the understanding between the two now. He made an important revelation about the final race as well.

Verstappen shifted the focus on Abu Dhabi and said, “Importantly, we move forward. We go to Abu Dhabi. Of course, we want to win the race, but also if there’s a chance to help Checo, I will,” he said.

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Will an opportunity arise where Perez will need Verstappen to bail him out and let the Dutchman redeem himself? We will all know in a week’s time.