1 week Ago By Harry Smith
Max Verstappen declined to debrief with his team following the Bahrain Grand Prix, despite the four-time world champion struggling with a temperamental racing machine around the Sakhir International Circuit on Sunday. Red Bull had entered Bahrain riding high on success, fueled by Verstappen's victory at the Japanese Grand Prix, where he expertly transformed a masterful pole position into a win , edging out Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Regrettably, fortunes reversed in Bahrain, and after Verstappen and teammate Yuki Tsunoda could only manage to qualify seventh and tenth, respectively, Red Bull was left to battle for minor points on race day.
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During a post-race exchange with Viaplay, when queried about the prospect of an extensive post-mortem with the squad, Verstappen curtly responded: "At the moment, no. I don't feel like it. "Everything went wrong that could go wrong.
The pace was very bad. We have our problems, and even if you win a race, that doesn't go away, so we just keep discussing and keep trying to improve." The 27 year old driver wasn't alone in his disappointment over the race outcome.
Sky Sports F1's Ted Kravitz shared an inside scoop during the notebook segment, revealing that Verstappen's manager, Raymond Vermeulen, was visibly irate post-race. "At the end of the race, I was waiting around here for some team principals and Raymond Vermeulen, Max's manager, came into the Red Bull garage and gave Helmut Marko what can only be described as a piece of his mind," Kravitz reported. DON'T MISS: NASCAR executive skips Bristol race to attend IndyCar event instead NASCAR champion taking steps to revive abandoned track Chase Elliott fumes at repeat offender Bubba Wallace over NASCAR radio Vermeulen was seen vehemently expressing his frustrations to Helmut Marko, who received the tirade without response, before Vermeulen stormed off, visibly upset.
This incident casts doubt on Verstappen's future with Red Bull, as both Mercedes and Aston Martin have their sights set on him, especially with Mercedes showing potential in the season's first four races..
