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Jos Verstappen states: 'Max will no longer attend F1 events in England'
- Ludo van Denderen
At the F1 75 event hosted last Tuesday, the fans were enthusiastic at the O2 Arena in London, where every team presented their livery for the upcoming season. However, a response to a single team stood out: Many in attendance booed Max Verstappen and team principal Christian Horner. Max's father, Jos Verstappen has now reacted to what took place.
In his home in Belgium, Jos Verstappen also sit down to watch the 75th anniversary event hosted by F1, also to see his son and his team present their livery. He could therefore see them getting booed by the crowd.
"In itself I thought it was a reasonable set-up, only I thought it was shameful what happened there with Red Bull Racing," Verstappen Sr reacted to RaceXpress.
"That Christian Horner was booed like that, and Max was booed too. Look, then you do it for Formula 1, you are there to promote the sport and then you are booed by the public. I don't think that's acceptable. I get it, because Max is the only one who fires up those Englishmen and says exactly how things are. But I don't think this is acceptable, it's really a disappointment what happened there," he continued.
Max Verstappen to no longer be present at F1 events in England
Max Verstappen previously said he is not necessarily fond of having to spend an evening at the O2 Arena. His experience was therefore further not enhanced by the aforementioned reaction of the crowd. Therefore, Jos says his son has little time to attend such events in the future. "No, Max has no appetite for that, to be booed like that in front of 25,000 people. He also says: 'If this is in England next year, they definitely won't see me'."
Jos could only agree with Max about that question. "You are there to promote the sport and showcase the new colour schemes of the cars, but if they then go on a rampage like this, the question is what are you there to do? He has to get ready to go there anyway, but then you get booed like that. I think they need to take a hard look at that, because that's not part of this sport."
This article was written in collaboration with Kada Sárközi
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