Red Bull chief feels disappointed on Max Verstappen after furious radio outbursts

Red Bull chief Paul Monaghan has leapt to the defence of Max Verstappen after the three-time world champion came under fire following a series of outbursts over the team radio at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Verstappen launched foul-mouth tirades during the race and then refused to apologise after the action on the track had ended.

Before the Hungarian Grand Prix had come to an end, Red Bull race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase sarcastically congratulated Verstappen for failing to bring his tyres in gently.

And the Dutchman hissed back: “No mate, don’t give me that bull* now. You guys gave me this fing strategy, okay. I’m trying to rescue what’s left. For f**k’s sake.

Verstappen was criticised for his remarks at the time, but Red Bull’s chief engineer Monaghan has now revealed he has no issues with the driver’s conduct. “Perhaps I think Max sets a pretty high bar for himself as well as us,” Monaghan told.

Last year and at races this year, he’s reached a level the others have thus far yet to match. And as such, if he feels that we are not attaining his high bar, we can expect those kinds of comments.

“I don’t really have a strong view on how he presents it to us, whether the tone is pleasant, unpleasant. Look at it as if he is sensing that we are not getting the most out of ourselves as a team.

“If he didn’t say anything, would it push us to do anything differently? Maybe, maybe not. But in making those comments, maybe view it as constructive criticism rather than a rant or anything like that.