RED BULL have employed BODYGUARDS for Max Verstappen forward of this week’s Mexico Grand Prix.
That’s after the motive force’s champion was booed final outing in Austin.
Verstappen was booed on the rostrum in AustinCredit score: Reuters
Verstappen continued his dominance this season as he obtained his sixth win on the Circuit of the Americas in Texas.
However he was booed by F1 followers there to assist Purple Bull team-mate Sergio Perez.
There’s a feeling from Perez followers that he has been disrespected by Purple Bull.
And whereas the refrain of boos was ongoing, Verstappen’s girlfriend Kelly Piquet regarded visibly unimpressed.
Perez enjoys a powerful assist in Texas, however that assist will probably be magnified tenfold at his house race on the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico.
Perez has struggled once more this season to match Verstappen and there’s discuss that he might lose his Purple Bull seat going into subsequent season.
Purple Bull director Helmut Marko defined the choice to offer Verstappen extra safety in Mexico to F1 Insider and stated: “Max doesn’t really need that and is relaxed. However now we have duty for him. So we simply wish to be on the secure aspect.”
Group Principal Christian Horner defined that whereas he expects Verstappen to obtain a hostile reception, he doesn’t suppose it’ll trouble the Dutchman:
“I don’t suppose Max goes to get the warmest reception in Mexico! However that’s water off a duck’s again. One 12 months you’re the villain, the subsequent 12 months you’re the hero.”
Verstappen has gained 4 of the final 5 races in Mexico with Purple Bull traditionally being very suited to the observe.
There’s hypothesis that ought to Perez fail to safe second place within the Driver’s Championship, he’ll lose his spot on the crew.
However Horner poured chilly water on that suggestion, saying: “With this automotive, it will be implausible in such a season that we’ve had if we might end first and second.
“However there’s no pre-mandate on Checo that you need to end second otherwise you gained’t be driving the automotive subsequent 12 months. That’s by no means been mentioned.”
Perez opened two of the opening 4 races this season earlier than his type each in qualifying and races utterly tailed off.
He has often completed on the rostrum however his lack of ability to problem and even assist his team-mate will certainly be a priority to his crew.