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Verstappen tells journalist to ‘get out’ of media conference, Piastri laughs off woes

Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News·7 months ago
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Suzuka, Japan: Max Verstappen ordered a journalist to “get out” of a scheduled media session at Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix on Thursday after objecting to a question he asked last year. “I’m not speaking before he’s leaving,” Verstappen said, indicating reporter Giles Richards of British newspaper The Guardian, as the question and answer session was due to begin in Red Bull’s hospitality area. Richards approached the table where Verstappen was sitting and tried to plead his case. Verstappen told him to “get out” and Richards left. Verstappen indicated he objected to a question Richards asked in December after the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Richards asked Verstappen whether losing out to Lando Norris by two points for the title might lead him to regret an incident earlier in the year when he collided with George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix. That earned Verstappen a time penalty which cost the Dutch driver valuable points. “You forget all the other stuff that happened in my season.…

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