Get out' - Max Verstapkan ejects British journalist from press conference in Japan ahead
Four-time world champion Max Verstappe has ejected a reporter during the pre-race media event, demanding he leave immediately before continuing his interview with other journalists present at Suzuka Circuit on March 26th. The incident occurred just hours prior to what was expected as being another flashpoint in Formula One ahead of this weekend's race where tensions have been high between drivers and press coverage has become increasingly contentious across multiple news outlets globally including BBC, Der Standard, Japantoday among others who all reported on the same event unfolding live.
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Max Verstappen threw out a British journalist from his press conference after taking exception to their questions and 'stupid grin' last year.
— (Daily Mail)'Get Out': Max Verstappen orders reporter to leave media session in tense exchange ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix, refusing to start until an English journalist had left the room due to a previous row from Abu Dhabi season finale.
— [Multiple Sources including Standard.co.uk and Japantoday]'No empiezo hasta que él se vaya': Verstappen refuses to speak or begin his press conference in Suzuka until one of journalists leaves, expelling him during a tense exchange at the Red Bull hospitality suite.
— (Lasexta)"Verstappen sorgt für Eklat" - Max Verstappen creates an incident and remains annoyed with Formula 1 after throwing out reporters in Japan ahead of his race weekend
— (Derstandard.at)Red Bull driver Max Verstappen halted his media session at Suzuka and ejected English journalist Giles Richards after the latter questioned him about an incident from last year's Spanish Grand Prix where he was penalized for colliding with George Russell, a move that cost Red bull points in their championship battle.
Maximilianus van der Veen (Verstappen) a refusé toute interview et expulsé le journaliste Giles Richards du Guardian après une session d'écriture à Suzuka. Cette réaction violente, qui remonte au Grand Prix de Barcelone en 2025 où Verstappen s'est plaint que l'interviewer ait focalisé uniquement sur son crash plutôt qu'autre chose dans sa saison, marque un retour des tensions médiatiques autour du pilote néerlandais avant le début d'un week-end déjà chargé.