Photo: Mark Thompson/Getty ImagesLewis HamiltonThis article is over a year oldChristian Horner backs Max Verstappen’s Red Bull Sky Sports boycottThis article is over a year oldVerstappen and Red Bull team refuse to talk with broadcaster’It’s not It’s bad for Heaven when we broadcast Formula 1 Sport with the flag. Verstappen and Red Bull boycotted Sky’s Mexican GP to express their displeasure over comments about the Dutch driver’s controversial championship in Abu Dhabi last year.Verstappen won in Mexico City on Sunday – a record 14th of the season – but refused to make that.
talk to Heaven. He was angered by Sky broadcaster Ted Kravitz’s comment at the US GP that Lewis Hamilton was robbed of his eighth world championship last year.Red Bull’s Max Verstappen celebrates victory in Mexico.Max Verstappen dominates the Mexican. GP hopes to set season record for winsRead moreAfter the victory in Mexico, it was clear to Verstappen that he had had enough. “If you keep disrespecting me, I’m not going to accept it anymore and that’s why I decided to stop responding,
” he said.Horner said Red Bull stood behind their driver and he also felt that Heaven had been. unfair to his team. “There were disparaging comments so we took a break from Sky for this race,” he said.”Max was devastated. We were shocked and made the decision to be together as a team. Heaven wouldn’t hurt if we lowered the mark. Some of the comments are fair, but some are sensational and to say we robbed someone of the championship, as they said in Austin, is going too far. It is not impartial, fair or balanced.”Sky has extended its F1 deal to have exclusive rights to the sport in the UK until 2029, but has yet to comment on the dispute with Red Bull.Kausilla- deciding the 2021
– dated Abu Dhabi GP, Hamilton was poised to take a win that would have given him an eighth title when then race leader Michael Masi improvised safety car rules in the final laps and Verstappen won the race. Masi was later sacked, with the FIA citing “human error” in its incident report.Horner confirmed the team would continue to work with Sky for the next round in Brazil, but clearly hoped the boycott would affect broadcasting. the future “There has to be a balance when commenting,” he said. “Some of the comments are great, but some of the songs are too catchy.”.
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