Verstappen's stance on Vermeulen-Marko feud: "We care about results"

18:51, 17 Apr

Updated: 22:52, 17 Apr

byNorberto Mujica

Following the Bahrain Grand Prix, Raymond Vermeulen, manager of current F1 champion Max Verstappen, was seen having a heated argument with Red Bull Racing's advisor, Dr. Helmut Marko. In Jeddah, Verstappen reacted to the reported argument between his manager and the 81 year old Austrian.

The reported conflict simply added tension to the turmoil Red Bull Racing was under after the race in Bahrain came to an end. Verstappen then tempered speculations surrounding the conflict between Vermeulen and Marko.

"To my knowledge, they were having just a conversation about everything, which I think is allowed. Now if someone, of course, picks up on it, people can always see it in their own way, right? How people are discussing things."

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It was not an easy race for the Dutch world champion, with the RB21's issues flaring up more than ever at Sakhir, leaving Verstappen unable to fight the likes of McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes, as the pace wasn't there in Red Bull's car. In the end the Dutchman spent the entire F1 race battling Esteban Ocon's Haas, Carlos Sainz' Williams, and Pierre Gasly's Alpine.

"But I think we were all left frustrated with the result and of course the things that went wrong in the race. And I think that's where my manager Raymond and Helmut spoke about, and even Christian (Horner, ed.) came along as well. So they all had a conversation. And yeah, I think that should be allowed. We all care at the end of the day. We care about the team, we care about the people, we care about results. I think that's quite normal."