I think what makes all of this so tough is that Checo is almost universally liked across the paddock and by F1 fans in general. He has a massive following and for all of us to get a front-row view of this nonsense made it that much worse.

Its a shame knowing that Verstappen gained nothing from that

And Sergio has helped max so much max has already won the title yet perez is fighting for second place. Max is so selfish

I'm not shocked by Verstappen's behavior at all. I'm actually shocked that people are only coming to realize his true character now.

Max is the type of guy who parks at a gas station and then does his grocery shopping while you’re waiting behind

I was really behind max finally dethroning Mercedes and Lewis, but it seems I may have misjudged his character a bit. He's already got this year's title locked up and still refuses to help Checo...that's ridiculous

As a max fan, im so disappointed with what he did….

Max is the type of guy to hit your car at the traffic lights and claim you reversed into him

Petulant, entitled and spoiled. Well done Jos... he is who we thought he was. Max needs to grow up.

‘It shows who he really is’… Yep. Actions speak louder than words. Welcome to Max the human being.

How is this a surprise? We all knew where the power lay when Riccardo left years ago…

It showed again that Max isn’t just a spoiled, self-absorbed manchild, but also not even a tactical thinker-what he did here wasn’t just petty and gained him nothing, it may very well cost him _dearly_ when he needs Checo’s help in the future. So he should’ve even done it just for his own sake. He’s a very skilled driver, but that’s about it.

Very pathetic and incredibly selfish from Verstappen. Look what a huge job Sergio did for Max to help him win last year’s championship. Although we all know that if the rules had been followed it wouldn’t have happened, but that’s another argument. The point is Max is incredibly selfish and if I was Sergio I’d be seriously pissed off with him. I definitely wouldn’t be doing Max any more favours from now on and think Sergio should focus on himself bless him.

What a joke... Not only screwing his teammate but hundreds of people in the factory who are working non stop to try and secure a one two... Literally disrespected every single member of the red bull team in one narcissistic ego driven move... I'm sure Horner will grovel around making sure Max is happy though... Pathetic.

What Verstapen did was just spitefull. He has dropped in my estimation. Complete lack of class. Saying the team knew was BS, they never would have asked him to explain so publicly on team radio if they did.

everyone know where the power is, with verstappen. the moment horner offered him $25 million per year and gave him all the encouragement to drive like an animal last year, and backed him with every increasingly dangerous move he made, horner and red bull became their own worst enemy with regard to verstappen. he now thinks the team work solely for him, schumacheresque if you will. and they will come out on his side again, or might already have done so, with "we didnt really have the right to ask verstappen to give the place to his team mate. it was his legitimately so it is what it is." and so verstappen will go unpunished and unchallenged from now on. and remember, this isnt the first time he has refused to give the place back. s=does anyone remember when he shouted out "NO" when told to give the place back in 2015 singapore gp after sainz had been told to give the place to his team mate! on the flip side, when lewis asked for bottas to move over, i think maybe russia but could be wrong, when lewis couldnt make any headway himself, and going against his team, lewis did indeed give the place back to a very grateful bottas. kinda opens your eyes as to why more people respect lewis over max!

egomaniac man-child that thinks he's above the team that gave him everything he has

Just like sky sports commented.... Only Sergio seems to believe that he has equal say in the team. Redbull will never support Checo. They pretend to be supportive. In the background they know to pamper their golden goose. Good luck to the PR team of Max

A multiple F1 world champion Redbull driver refusing team orders?! Now this looks familiar….

Max is only in it for himself, not the team. He has lost my respect, not that I had much!

Max gave Perez the big middle finger 🖕🏾... also I've never heard a driver say "do I make myself clear" to the team! SHOCKING! Also yet again he goes about trying to bully Lewis off the track.😐

Father like son, Verstappens gonna Verstappen.

I have big respect for Perez since he was from McLaren till Red Bull. A great teamplayer on the team, and he had his winning debut this season.

Wait until Max needs a hand in Abu Dhabi 2023...

As a long time Max fan I’m absolutely beside myself. If the Monaco thing IS true, it’s laughably petty, insecure, and could result in all kinds of problems with the FIA if it’s revealed that Perez admitted to a deliberate crash. Regardless, shows terrible judgement and long term thinking from Max, as well as an arrogant disregard for his relationships in F1. Unbelievable

Verstappen is selfish, should have returned the favor.

yes lets not forget the petty tempter tantrum that Jos threw after Monaco. Apples and trees.

In trope talk, what Max did is known as a "kick the dog" moment

MV will never recover from this, even if he bends over backwards in the last race to help SP to second place in the championship.

Don't like him as a personality from day one.

This is the dumbest conspiracy theory ever. Why would Checho crash on purpose when he was behind both Ferraris at that point in quali (usually almost guaranteeing their victory)? If not for the usual Ferrari strategy clown-show, Ferrari would've walked away from Monaco with a crushing 1-2. How does crashing benefit Checo at all?? That's the dumbest thing Max and his stans have ever said

Just max being max nothing new here

Whats Mr two time world champion to lose by helping his teammate gain points like checo did for him all year? Im usually on the opposing end of team orders but if it works for one driver, why shouldnt it work for the other?

Max is a diva

He had ABSOLUTELY no need to do this. He already won, so who cares about what happened in Monaco, even IF (and that’s a big if) Checo crashed on purpose. What kind of dumb move THAT would’ve been? He would’ve risked crashing bad enough to ruin his race. But even IF that was the case, the championship for Max is long over, not to mention the massive help Checo gave Max in his first championship and beyond. Look no further than this season, like in Spain, for instance. I’m glad this happened. Now people can see what a lot of us have been saying this whole time. He’s a fantastic driver, but he’s a petulant child. A spoiled brat. He a has a TON of growing up to do before he can be called a legend. Checo summed it best: “he’s showing who he really is”.

It's disappointing that MV is so small minded. Being an F1 great is so much more than results and stats. I don't think that sportsmanship was ever part of MV's makeup but it sure as heck isn't now. He seems to forget that F1 is a team sport and that team members are far more likely to go the extra mile for someone that they like. I'm not a huge LH fan, but he's been dignified throughout the year during MB's loss of form and the rise of GR. I can well imagine that the whole MB team is pulling out all of the stops even harder as a result. When (and it will one inevitably happen) MV's star wanes I seriously doubt that the same will apply. All this after so many pundits have commended MV on maturing this year..... It seems only tactically and his character is still stunted.

Why did you pronounce "Leclerc" differently within 5 seconds near the start of the video?

...if Perez and Leclerc were to have a coming together...Leclerc may lead by wins...it would be Verstappen's fault...

Max "THE GREEDY" Verstappen. Maybe Max forgot about the Abu Dhabi race were Sergio held Lewis so he (Max) can close in. Max even said on the radio "He's a legend", referring to Sergio. What a hypocrite Max is.

Max is the type of guy who takes up two parking spaces at your local supermarket

Very strange this its so petty if this is about monaco

2023 Austrian GP sprint opening lap battle between them brought me back.

Can't believe there's so many people only realising this about Max now.

I want Ted Kravitz to interview Max about this and mention again how Lewis was ROBBED last season with the help of Checo.

not just Abu Dhabi, also in the Turkish GP last year. next time, Perez might just not defend so much and plea that his tires where done.

Max is the type of guy to not stop at a stop sign

Max greed will only hurt himself in the end….I don’t think he has the charisma and this will be the nail in the coffin…Max was never loved but at least he wasn’t hated.. now it’s a different story

Deliberate crash was enough for Flavio Briatore to get banned for life. Other situation off course, but still. What verstappen did wasn't very nice but there is always more to it. Like he said last race, Perez can manage himself. It would be nice though that verstappen will give perez a tow during qualifying next race. There is not much more to win this season except number 2 spot for Perez, so the team should go for it.

But he ignored a team order

There is something else between them.... We still don't know it yet... Somebody has mentioned in the Twitter regarding it and deleted the post.

Also they say now that max will let Leclerc through in Abu Dhabi, but there will literally be no scenario where he has to because they r tied on points

Not even the common courtesy of a reach-around. Come one Max. It shows how Jos raised him.

The guy that always accepts being let through and helped can't do the same? Makes him look weak and insecure. Had Max not accepted help from Checo so many times this wouldn't been an issue. Ridiculous the guy is always asking and getting candy but can't give an M&M when asked. I hope they strip his title.

I think Checo is right, shows you what Max is all about. A pity as I have been quite of fan of his for his driving. But as a teammate and person , he really has shown his true colors…. turd brown…..

How f@cking petty is Max?!?! Omg…dude gotta grow up

This discussion is wild. Verstappen is literally one of the best drivers in f1 history(stats). Who will remember Perez in 10 yrs? Not a single soul. Max obviously has that inner bastard to win and just win.

Hamilton has gad constant abuse from RB fans for too long. It looks like Verstappen’s actions are becoming more obvious to the oblivious.

It is a shame that the team on hearing Max say don't ask me that again, didn't turn his engine off and tell him he works for them not the other way around then when he got into the paddock hand him his notice and tell him to Go forth and multiply!!!!!!! What a horrid example as a world champion he is, gifted last years title and then this little gem. Many years from now people will skip past his entry as an F1 winner and focus more on the nature of his time there at the top..........

I would understand more if they just wanted to switch places but Perez let him through first and then he won’t give it back? Shows his true character

RB: everything is peachy. Max will help Checo in Abu Dhabi me: Ima keep it real with u chief. I don't believe you

It's who he always was.

Wait people actually speculate Checo crashed in Monaco on purpose?

Every time I try to like max the pulls this crap on his teammate.

If Max was a team player, he would be the one letting Perez by on his own or at least asking the team where it should be done. No matter what was said or done or whose fault it was shouldnt matter in this instance, Max should have taken the initiative.

true character came out didn't it. Shame such a talent and such an a......

Fight with Ocon and now this showed his true character

There’s probably something about being a champion that turns people this way until they lose. I see a more diplomatic Lewis now and seems like Max now like Lewis before will blame everyone else.

i mean as he said he has his reasons, we dont know what reasons that are. I would stand by my values too. We will see how justify that reasoning is. I think for him know they are clear. Checo helped him last season, but only on last race, rest of the season did almost nothing to help him win championship, so i wouldnt overvalue his role.

The Monaco statement is nonsense because during the same lap of qualy 3 Alonso also crashed so if Checo wouldn't have crashed it would have been a red flag anyway.

It has nothing to do with Monaco. Verstappen said, I already told you LAST SUMMER, not last time. It is also in Subtitles of Best Team Radio of F1 channel. This surely has to do with his contract in which he may have already negotiated about not following Team Orders. By the way, I am on Checo's side.

Is it allowed to overtake during a safety car?

The constant zooming on pictures could trigger epilepsy.

Lets guess in the final race something will happen between both drivers and all we’ll get is: “They talked and now they’re moving on” oh brother this is sad

"I'm hired to race, not obey team orders" - Lewis Hamilton 2014 . (The British superstar has hit back at suggestions he was wrong to ignore team orders during Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix0

So selfish verstappen and doesn't go his way spit his dummy out it about time verstappen grow up

Demote Max to Torro Rosso please Helmut!!

Charles leclerc is so much better

Why is anyone surprised???? He has always been and will always be a pompus asshole. Its probably part of what made him a champion but it is a stark reminder that even our sporting heroes can be highly flawed as individuals. Thats why we need to put our idolization of them in check. The bigger implication for me is not a “stain” on Max’s character but that this shows just how powerless RedBull is after going in all in on Max.

You never want to leave anything at all for the last minute. Always remember Murphy's law. Checo could literally be taken out first corner of the next race. C'mon man

Verstappen became WC because of Perez.

Max's team. Everybody chill and fall in line.

I don’t watch every race . But I watched last year’s race when Checo blocked, er made it difficult, for Lewis to get by. Don’t think Checo will do that again. “Checo we need you help Max.”. C.H. “Que,Que?”. Checo.

Well the seed doesn't fall far from the tree! Enough said!

Basically from this point Perez should be under no obligation to assist Max, if Verstappen wants to win a third Drivers Championship he can do it on his own. I am not sure because teams like Mercedes have had their own issues in the past but there could be something about the culture at RBR that is precipitating this BS when you consider 'Multi 21' and 'Baku' amongst other circumstances. A shame since I have followed RBR since the Stewart/Jaguar era.

Netflix didn’t even show what happened on the new Drive to Survive season. You think Verstappen and Redbull made sure they didn’t mention it??? Sarcasm…. Of course they did. What a selfish move!!!

wouldn’t hurt to help a mate out, since the title is in the bag.

Why are his fans surprised by this? What have they been looking at since he's been in F1?

Team Max Bull,we now know who’s really the team boss,BTW Christian it ain’t you😁

Even Michael Schumacher gave way to his team mate Ruben’s barichello. I am a max fan for a long time but this one puts me off. Shame on you Max!

This "un purpose crash" they invented to justify being disloyal, ungrateful is even more petty and low class than the initial offense against someone who helped you build your dream. The Verstappen think that way bc is how they are, but the Perez family is the exact opposite and they dont deserve what they are putting them thru. Very sick people.

Max has smashed it so much this year that he simply thinks he doesn’t need anyones help anymore. He’s a user. Next year, the Mercs will be in a much better position and hopefully he will be in a position to regret this mess. What a self centred brat.

Tough one

Checo being Checo will still follow orders to help Max. That is why he is forever the 2nd driver.

why FIA can't ban team order ? there probably is a solution.

Where could Checo go that would be better than his current situation? Looking at next year's lineups, I think he would only be the number 1 driver on Williams, Alpha Tauri, Haas and maybe Alfa Romeo which will almost certainly be the 4 worst teams on the grid

Once again, drivers who cause a red flag should get their time deleted. Russell in Brazil is the most recent example. You should not be able to gain an advantage from causing a red flag. Russell would most likely have not won if this was active. I want drivers to push hard, but not take away someone elses opportunity to push. Sounds very, very fair and very surprised it isn't already in service. Perez should no longer feel obligated to help Max.

Who is surprised by a stubborn Dutchman?!

There's no "I in TEAM...but there is a M and E" #Max_ME_Verstappen

max attitude at brazil is like homelander max ur not in the boys show

People are desperate to know what "incident" made Verstappen justify his decision. If it were the Monaco incident, and so many people are just assuming that, then Verstappen's reasons are bang out of order and why would his reasoning not continue into the next race, has he taught Perez a lesson? It makes zero sense that Verstappen would not help Perez in Brazil, but then would in Abu Dhabi. Verstappen talks about the team, but that is team Max he is referring to, not Red Bull. Horner is too petrified of losing Verstappen that there will be no penalty for Verstappen for refusing team orders. With both the Drivers and Manufacture Titles secured Horner and Marco could easily demonstrate their authority and drop Verstappen for the last race, just to show them who is the boss, that they won't means that that question seems to have been answered.