Max Verstappen Snaps at Sky F1 Reporter After George Russell Clash Fallout
Max Verstappen Snaps at Sky F1 Reporter After George Russell Clash Fallout originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Max Verstappen's patience wore thin in Montreal when a Sky Sports reporter questioned Red Bull's controversial team call during the Spanish Grand Prix.
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Two weeks after Verstappen clashed with George Russell in Barcelona in an incident that cost him a 10-second penalty and three penalty points, Sky F1's Ted Kravitz confronted the reigning World Champion about how his team made the decision to hand the place back to Russell during the race.
At the time, Verstappen had gone off-track at Turn 1 while battling Russell and was told by his race engineer to relinquish the position to avoid a likely penalty. However, the stewards later ruled that Verstappen was forced wide and should not have needed to give the place back.
Kravitz zeroed in on the man now handling those decisions for Red Bull, Stephen Knowles, who recently took over from Jonathan Wheatley, the team's long-serving Sporting Director.
'I assume it was him who told 'GP' to tell you to give the place back to George, which wasn't the right call,' Kravitz said. 'How are you working that out with him?'
Max Verstappen talks to media during qualifying in Spain.That's when Verstappen snapped.
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'I think it's not really nice to try and single out a person, because that's never the case,' he shot back. 'We just look at it as a team… but it's not fair to single out one person.'
Kravitz tried to clarify that he wasn't blaming Knowles, but Verstappen pushed again: 'But you mentioned him.'
The exchange grew increasingly tense, with Verstappen refusing to discuss any individual fault on camera. 'I do not need to discuss that here,' he said bluntly. 'We all live and learn.'
The incident reignited scrutiny over Red Bull's internal communication and Verstappen's increasingly short fuse, especially as he now sits just one penalty point away from a race ban, a rare position for the four-time world champion.
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With emotions still raw, this wasn't the calm before the Canadian Grand Prix, it was more like another storm brewing.
Related: Max Verstappen Nears F1 Suspension After Spanish GP Meltdown
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 13, 2025, where it first appeared.
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