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Max Verstappen did not feel the need to change his language or approach over the radio, as he responded to criticism over his radio from the Hungarian GP. Speaking to onsite media in Belgium, the Dutchman reckoned that his engineer Gianpiero Lambiase and himself always had heated exchanges over the radio.
The heated exchange between Verstappen and Lambiase drew flack from the audience in the public domain. Although the duo have had similar exchanges in the past, many viewed it as an escalation.
In his unique style of responding to critics, the Dutchman felt that the audience had the choice of tuning out the audio. He believed that his engineer and himself have always had such arguments and it was his right to vent his frustration over a worn strategy.
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Asked if he planned to change his language over the radio or approach with Lambiase, Max Verstappen said:
“You know, people that don't like my language, then don't listen in. You know, turn the volume down. I am very driven to success, I think I've proven that already. And I always want to optimize stuff. Now people can argue that you might not be so vocal on the radio, but that's therapy. My opinion is that it needs to be said at the time, to maybe also try and force that the second pitstop would have been a bit different. And yeah, that's how it goes. We are very open-minded, we are very critical to each other as a team, and that's been working for us very well, so I don't expect that to change.”
Max Verstappen believes broadcasting some of the team's radio creates controversy
Max Verstappen believes broadcasting some of the team radio tends to blow the radio conversations out of proportion. Unlike other sports where conversations are not aired on television, the Dutchman felt that the team radio was a part of the sport where the drivers had several conversations with their pit wall.
Asked if he was against the team radio being broadcasted, Max Verstappen said:
“Well that's also a thing that you know in other sports things you know people say things. But they don't have a mic of course attached to their mouth. So in a way maybe for the broadcasting of course, yeah you can argue that I don't care. I mean I say what I want but yeah.That's our sport as well, naturally, because you're communicating a lot with the people, you have of course the opportunity to talk. When other sports, maybe you swear yourself about stuff that you didn't like, or a teammate didn't pass you the ball, you call them whatever it is, but there is no mic. It's just how our sport is, I guess.”
Max Verstappen has not won a race since the Spanish GP His tense radio conversations were followed by criticism of the team’s strategy in the media. His lead has now been reduced from 84 points to 76 points and Red Bull Racing are leading McLaren by only 521 points. The Papaya Orange squad could be more competitive than the Milton Keynes team in Belgium. The reigning champion has been slapped with a ten place grid penalty for taking a new engine.
