Max Verstappen confirmed Thursday he was unhappy with Red Bull’s ruthless driver swap for the Japanese Grand Prix, saying his endorsement of a social media post criticizing the move “speaks for itself”.<\/p>\n
The four-time world champion has a new teammate at Suzuka after Yuki Tsunoda replaced the underperforming Liam Lawson two weeks into the Formula One season.<\/p>\n
Red Bull have been criticized for not giving Lawson enough time, with former F1 driver Giedo van der Garde saying on social media that the move was “bullying, or a panic move”.<\/p>\n
Verstappen put a “like” on Van der Garde’s post and told reporters that it was “not a mistake”.<\/p>\n
“I liked the comment, the text, so I guess it speaks for itself, right?” Verstappen said at the Suzuka Circuit,<\/p>\n
“Everything has been shared with the team, how I think about everything.<\/p>\n
“Sometimes it’s not necessary to always share and say everything in public. I think it’s better.”<\/p>\n
Lawson had been promoted from Red Bull’s sister team RB at the end of last season and now returns, with Tsunoda going the other way, AFP said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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