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Former F1 driver Hans-Joachim Stuck claims Max Verstappen’s questionable antics would have got him fired under former F1 Supremo Bernie Ecclestone. The Dutchman infamously didn’t let Sergio Perez pass him in the closing stages of the 2022 Brazilian GP, despite the team instructing him to do so.
Verstappen had already secured the 2022 F1 title when F1 headed to Sao Paolo, with Perez stuck in an intense battle for P2 in the drivers’ standings with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
Hans-Joachim Stuck claims Max Verstappen’s questionable antics would have got him fired under former F1 Supremo Bernie Ecclestone. The Dutchman infamously didn’t let Sergio Perez pass him in the closing stages of the 2022 Brazilian GP, despite the team instructing him to do so.
Verstappen had already secured the 2022 F1 title when F1 headed to Sao Paolo, with Perez stuck in an intense battle for P2 in the drivers’ standings with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
With that in mind, Red Bull asked the two-time world champion to let Perez pass him in the closing stages of the race to help him in his fight against Leclerc. However, the 25-year-old refused to let his teammate through with an angry radio message hinting at some turbulence between the two drivers.
Hans-Joachim Stuck stated that former F1 supremo Ecclestone would have fired Verstappen for his antics in Brazil. He said: