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| Title: | Max Verstappen ejects journalist from Japan F1 media session over Abu Dhabi question |
| Link: | Original article on nytimes.com |
| Region: | AE |
| Topics: | ejects; reporter; question; race; abu; journalist; f1; media; room; verstappen; dhabi; session; asked; max; japan; George Russell (racing driver); Abu Dhabi Grand Prix; Red Bull; Max Verstappen; Spanish Grand Prix; The Guardian |
| Datetime: | 3/26/2026, 9:26:54 AM |
| Summary: | SUZUKA, Japan — Max Verstappen refused to start his media session on Thursday in Japan until a journalist left the room over a question asked at last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Advertisement“One second — I’m not speaking before he’s leaving,” Verstappen said, gesturing towards a journalist from The Guardian stood at the back of the room. “You forget all the other stuff that happened in my season,” Verstappen said in reply to the question in Abu Dhabi, having fallen over 100 points off the championship lead with 10 rounds remaining. Verstappen’s response in Abu Dhabi was firm. The journalist in question is highly respected both within the F1 paddock and by his peers in the media center.... |
