Red Bull Racing issued a statement informing that there were errors on the part of the team during the Brazilian Grand Prix 2022, which was held last weekend. The brand spoke about it after the conflict between Sergio Czech perez Y max verstappenwho lost thousands of followers on Instagram due to the disapproval of the fans.
Let us remember that the disagreement arose during the competition of the Brazilian Grand Prix 2022 of the Formula 1because the Belgian decided not to give way to the best Mexican driver of all time in the last few laps at the Interlagos circuit.
The Red Bull Racing team mentions that they had not foreseen the situation that occurred in the last lap of the competition. This is because, prior to the race, noRed Bull Racing mentions that after the race, “Max spoke openly and honestly”. The brand goes on to say that the team accepted Max’s reasoning, and confirmed what was revealed after the statements of Sergio Perez: That the conversation will remain private between the team and that no further comments will be made. o They had agreed on the strategy for said scenario.
As a team we made some mistakes in Brazil.”is the phrase with which the report begins.
What really happened between Czech Perez and Verstappen?
The brand reports that they asked Verstappen give way to Czech perez until the final lap, without being given all the necessary information.
This put Max, who has always been an open and fair team player, in a compromising position with little time to react, which was not our intention,” Red Bull Racing said.
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Red Bull Racing mentions that after the race, “Max spoke openly and honestly”. The brand goes on to say that the team accepted Max’s reasoning, and confirmed what was revealed after the statements of Sergio Perez: that the conversation will remain private between the team and that no further comments will be made.
The brand claims that said conversation allowed the pilots to resolve any outstanding issues or concerns. However, before ironing out the rough edges, the Mexican publicly expressed his feelings for the performance of his partner. This earned Czech perez the support of various pilots and ex-pilots of Formula 1as well as the media and the general public. For his part, max verstappenIt earned the animosity of thousands of fans and Internet users.
They were good, the fans not so much
The signs of disapproval towards max verstappen by the fans reached such a degree that Red Bull Racing He spoke about it in his statement, stating that:
The online abusive behavior towards Max, Czechthe team and their respective families is shocking and sad and sadly something that we as a sport have to deal with with depressing regularity.”
And, according to the brand, there were even death threats, hate mail and many aggressive messages against max verstappen and the team Red Bull.
Red Bull Racing He concludes his statement by inviting fans to stop the verbal and psychological abuse that was shown on social networks against the drivers and the team, “because in the end it is a sport and we are here to compete.” The brand is in favor of a safe and inclusive space so that all its teams can work and enjoy the sport.
What do you think of this controversy? What would you do if something similar happened in your team?
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