Carlos Sainz complained about a maneuver at the limit of Verstappen on lap 2 of the MIami GP, in which the Spaniard was following the line and the Red Bull driver entered without a gap, to touch and displace the Williams ’55’, which he had to rectify to avoid further damage.
Besides, Albon He got into the fight and managed to pass his teammate momentarily, although then Carlos passed him again to leave him far behind at the end of the race, none other than 8 seconds with the same car.
“He threw me out. He thinks he can do whatever he wants because he is running in the middle zone“he said over the radio in the heat of the fight.
Verstappen’s response
When Max was asked about his former Toro Rosso teammate’s comments (2015), the four-time champion responded about what happened, although he seemed to have some amnesia: “I don’t know. The middle zone is chaos, so I don’t know what to say“, he clarified, in what seems to be a recognition that he entered without consideration. “When leaving turn 1, It grazed my front tires and I think it damaged the spoiler a little. forward,” Max said about the incident, although the one who brushed and touched it was him and not Sainz. “Luckily, I didn’t puncture, but that can happen,” he added.
Verstappen was also asked if there is some kind of quarrelwhich is difficult, because Carlos maintains a very good relationship with his former teammates. “It has nothing to do with that”settled the Dutchman. confirming that you do not have any pending account with him.
Max took excessive risks, as a result of the initial spin, by putting his wheels in the wet area of Turn 1 at the exit and without which he could have been fighting for the podium or something else.