‘He’s Not a Liar’: Red Bull Star Max Verstappen Defends Father After Christian Horner Criticism – News18

Three-time defending Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen defended his father amid turmoil at Red Bull and addressed hypothesis Wednesday that he might change to Mercedes subsequent season when Lewis Hamilton joins Ferrari.

Jos Verstappen mentioned over the weekend that his son’s crew will “ explode ” if Christian Horner stays in cost after the Red Bull crew principal’s alleged conduct towards a crew worker. The youthful Verstappen mentioned his father has all the time been outspoken.

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“He is not a liar, that’s for sure,” Max Verstappen mentioned in feedback reported by the UK-primarily based Press Association forward of this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Last week, the crew’s father or mother firm dismissed a grievance of alleged misconduct by Horner towards an unidentified crew worker. A day later, a file alleged to comprise proof in opposition to Horner was emailed to just about 200 folks within the F1 paddock, together with Liberty Media, F1, the FIA, the opposite 9 crew principals and a number of media shops.

Horner has denied any wrongdoing and remained in place for season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, which featured a dominating win by Verstappen. Jos Verstappen’s feedback got here after the race.

Verstappen, in pursuit of his fourth straight F1 championship, mentioned he needs “a quiet environment where everyone is happy to work.” The Dutch driver is underneath contract with Red bull till 2028 however mentioned Hamilton’s shock change from Mercedes to Ferrari — in 2025 — is proof that something can occur.

“Nobody would have seen that Lewis would move to Ferrari,” Verstappen mentioned. “You never know in general life what happens, or comes to you, or happens around you or what might influence you, so you can never say 100% that that is how it is going to be, and that is the way I approach my life.

“But I am very relaxed and very happy at the team and the performance is there, so there is no reason to leave.”

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