Max Verstappen says father Jos Verstappen is ‘not a liar’ but Red Bull shouldn’t explode under Christian Horner | F1 News

Max Verstappen has insisted that his father is “not a liar” but says Jos Verstappen’s declare that Red Bull will “explode” if Christian Horner stays in cost “shouldn’t” occur.

Horner’s place as Red Bull group principal and chief government has come under intense scrutiny following an investigation which dismissed allegations of inappropriate behaviour made in opposition to him by a feminine colleague, who retains the correct to enchantment the dismissal.

Horner, who denied the allegations all through the method, got here under renewed strain forward of final weekend’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix when materials purporting to be the alleged proof within the investigation into his conduct was leaked to quite a few media organisations and F1 group principals from an nameless e mail account.

On the day Verstappen started his quest for a fourth successive drivers’ title with a dominant victory in Bahrain, his father advised reporters that the group was “in danger of being torn apart” and “will explode”.

Speaking to the media for the primary time since his father’s feedback have been reported, Verstappen was requested if he agreed with the evaluation.

“I don’t know,” he stated. “I imply, I hope not. It shouldn’t be. It’s a robust firm, robust group, a lot of robust group members, so usually not.

Pushed on whether or not his father, who was filmed having a post-race dialogue with Horner in Bahrain, has any regrets over his feedback, Verstappen supplied a additional defence of his character.

“I haven’t asked him that,” Verstappen stated. “I think from how I know him from when he was in go-karting, he was always very outspoken and is not a liar. That’s for sure. That’s from my side what I can say about things.”

Horner is understood to have held face-to-face talks with Verstappen’s supervisor Raymond Vermeulen earlier this week and is set to stay in cost for this week’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, whereas Jos Verstappen won’t be current resulting from commitments elsewhere.

“I was with him (Jos) until yesterday,” Verstappen stated. “We speak all the time, we are a team. It’s me, my dad and Raymond all together, and that will always be like that also. But I guess he clearly felt like that.

“But I feel from my aspect, it does not matter being on one aspect or the opposite aspect, after all, as a son of my dad, it will be bizarre to be on a totally different aspect, but from my aspect I simply need to give attention to the efficiency aspect of issues and I simply need to have much less speak of what we’re doing as a group outdoors of the monitor than the precise efficiency, which in the intervening time, we’ve a nice automotive and we’re wanting ahead to a nice yr.”

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Sky Sports F1’s reside Saudi Arabian GP schedule

Thursday March 7

• 9.50am: F2 Practice
• 10.50am: F1 Academy Practice
• 1pm: Saudi Arabian GP Practice One (session begins at 1.30pm)
• 2.55pm: F2 Qualifying
• 4.45pm: Saudi Arabian GP Practice Two (session begins at 5pm)
• 6.15pm: F1 Academy Qualifying
• 7.15pm: The F1 Show

Friday March 8

• 11.55am: F1 Academy Race 1
• 1.10pm: Saudi Arabian GP Practice Three (session begins at 1.30pm)
• 3.05pm: F2 Sprint Race
• 4.10pm: Saudi Arabian GP Qualifying build-up
• 5pm: SAUDI ARABIAN GP QUALIFYING

Saturday March 9

• 12pm: F1 Academy Race 2
• 1.20pm: F2 Feature Race
• 3.30pm: Saudi Arabian GP build-up: Grand Prix Saturday
• 5pm: THE SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX
• 7pm: Saudi Arabian GP response: Chequered flag
• 9.30pm: Saudi Arabian GP highlights

Watch the second spherical of the brand new F1 season – the Saudi Arabian GP – reside on Sky Sports F1 this coming week, with observe on Thursday, qualifying on Friday and the race at 5pm on Saturday. Stream each F1 race and extra with a NOW Sports Month Membership for simply £21 a month for 12 months