Max Verstappen not bothered by war of words between Christian Horner and Zak Brown
The mammoth fight between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen has gotten to Christian Horner and Zak Brown, as the Dutchman explained.
Red Bull started the 2024 season as the class of the field. However, with the tides changing, McLaren soon became the benchmark, which has aided Lando Norris in fighting for the driver’s title. This in turn has led to multiple flashpoints between Max Verstappen and the Brit. Subsequently, this has caused quite a few verbal tussles between Zak Brown and Christian Horner. Verstappen recently reflected upon it and asserted that he was not bothered by it.
Max Verstappen arrived at Austin with a 52-point lead. Lando Norris was anticipated to be a man on a mission and continue to make a dent into the reigning champion’s lead in the standings. However, after a close encounter on track in the main 56-lap Grand Prix, the two camps fought and argued, especially Horner and Brown.
With Zak Brown alleging the Red Bull camp for illegal tricks, Verstappen dwelled into deeper reasoning behind the constant statements made by the American.
On the contrary, Brown and Christian Horner had earlier posted a selfie together on social media. Furthermore, the 52-year-old referred to the peace being stored between the two parties despite the ongoing title fight. However, the recent statements from both parties have made the selfie seem a bit hypocritical as the tensions have risen between them.
Apart from this, former F1 champion, Damon Hill, joined in on the discussion regarding the penalty that the Brit received. The 64-year-old reckoned that the FIA was inconsistent at the US GP at handing out penalties and reckoned that Norris was innocent.
Subsequently, Brown did not hold back his horses while taking shots at anyone at the US GP, he also took a jibe at the FIA.
Damon I’m convinced it’s not!
Despite Brown’s criticism, the weekend in Austin was a great one for Red Bull. Verstappen extended his championship advantage and that too with a good margin on Norris.
Moreover, the five points that the Dutchman gained at the US GP could help him big time as more than 20 percent of driver’s titles have been won by a margin of five or fewer points. Consequently, making Norris’ chances of having a shot at the driver’s championship significantly slimmer.
Geetansh Pasricha is a motorsports author at FirstSportz. As a Journalism student at VIPS-TC, Geetansh has a special interest in reporting on affairs related to Motorsports. Having discovered his love for the sport in 2019, Geetansh became a die-hard fan ever since and invested over half a decade of life for the sport as fan. While he is a ‘neutral fan’ for the most part, his heart ends up rooting for (and breaking over) Ferrari quite often. His favourite driver is Sebastian Vettel and he wants to meet the German someday.
