Max Verstappen: Red Bull need to do better

Max Verstappen believes that Red Bull needs to improve and he does not feel the need to say sorry for a few angry radio messages during the Hungarian Grand Prix.

The champion of the world kept scolding his team through the radio, using foul language, during a race where he came in fifth after a crash with Lewis Hamilton.

Verstappen stated that there's no need to say sorry, but rather focus on improving our performance.

"I'm not sure why some people believe you can't express yourself on the radio. This is a competitive activity. If others have an issue with that, they can simply choose to not participate."

When asked about the criticism that he was being too disrespectful to his team, he responded with a curse word, telling people to leave him alone.

He was upset because during the race his Red Bull car was not fast enough compared to the McLarens driven by Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, who finished in first and second place. He felt that the team made mistakes with their strategy, which caused him to fall behind Hamilton twice, and even behind Leclerc from Ferrari the second time.

He became even more frustrated when he realized that despite Red Bull's significant upgrade to their car in Hungary, they were still unable to regain their status as the quickest team in the competition.

"I mentioned yesterday that some individuals may not be in agreement," he stated. "The situation is quite serious. I anticipated that the race would be challenging and defeating McLaren would be a struggle, but we couldn't even secure a third place finish."

The outcome narrowed his lead in the championship over Norris to 76 points and Red Bull's lead over McLaren in the constructors' championship to 51 points.

Attempting to overtake Hamilton as the race neared its end, the two cars crashed into each other.

Verstappen was asked to speak with the stewards about the incident. He said that the Mercedes driver was at fault because he changed his racing line while braking, which is against the rules.

Hamilton stated that he was just taking his usual path around the corner. The officials agreed with him and decided not to penalize either driver.

When asked if his anger during the race led to the incident, Verstappen replied: "I don't think so. I tried to make a pass that was completely fine. However, as I was in the middle of braking, he continued to turn right. If I hadn't adjusted my direction while braking, we would have collided."

"So at one point, I freeze because he continues to veer to the right."

Verstappen was propelled over the front wheel of Hamilton's car, but he was able to keep going and ultimately finished fifth in the race, falling back behind Leclerc once more.

He mentioned the negative feedback he received for his incident with Norris during the Austrian Grand Prix. He received a penalty of 10 seconds for the collision.

"People were saying a lot of things about what happened in Austria that were not true. They claimed I was moving while braking, but that's just not the case. On the initial move, I kept my wheel quite straight." Verstappen explained.

"And I realized that the problem wasn't during the first move, but rather during the braking. It's not fair to make a move to the inside when someone has already committed to that position."

He placed responsibility for the outcome on the team's errors in planning.

"I believe we could have achieved a third place finish, but the incorrect strategy decisions left me in a difficult position where I was constantly battling others and trying to pass them," he explained.

However, the track is scorching and once you approach other vehicles, the tires start to heat up excessively.

Perhaps the team was unaware of their mistake, or they didn't recognize the severity of the situation, but the emotions in the car were also varied.