Max Verstappen calls out Zak Brown after ‘quickest automotive’ comment

couldn’t resist a cheeky remark at after the boss’s earlier feedback that the Dutchman might solely win within the “quickest automotive.”

Verstappen his fourth successive world championship on the , making him simply the sixth driver in historical past to win at the least 4 titles.

McLaren CEO Brown, whose driver is second within the championship, insisted earlier this 12 months that Verstappen wouldn’t win the “world championship in the present day in some other automotive apart from the Pink Bull.”

But when Brown congratulated Verstappen within the Vegas paddock on Saturday evening, the 27-year-old replied sharply with Brown’s feedback on his thoughts.

The dialog was caught stay on Sky Sports activities. Brown stated “you earned it”, earlier than Verstappen replied: “And such as you stated, earlier than I might win it within the quickest automotive.

“This 12 months has been somewhat bit completely different.”

McLaren at present lead the constructors’ championship with two races remaining whereas Pink Bull are third.

Brown stated, in full, earlier thos 12 months: “I don’t assume and not using a star driver, you’re going to win, so that you want each.

“First, it does begin with the automotive. Individuals ask me on a regular basis: ‘is it automotive or driver?’ And it’s like: ‘properly, it’s each’. I feel the best way I characterise it’s, I feel there are six or seven drivers on the grid that shall be world champions within the Pink Bull.

“As nice as Max is, and he’s among the best ever. I don’t assume Max wins the world championship in the present day in some other automotive apart from the Pink Bull.”

Verstappen’s fourth title places him degree with Alain Prost and Sebastian Vettel, with solely Michael Schumacher (seven), Lewis Hamilton (seven) and Juan Manuel Fangio (5) forward of him.

F1 subsequent heads to Lusail this weekend for the Qatar Grand Prix and the ultimate dash weekend of the 2024 season.