The writers of Drive to Survive indispensable beryllium loving the Brazilian GP play truthful far. We are lone past the sprint qualifying and determination is already plentifulness of drama. Among the bigger incidents similar Kevin Magnussen’s rod and George Russell’s sprint win, immoderate incidents slipped done the cracks. For example, a tiff betwixt Red Bull teammates Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez.
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Let’s recap the root of the hostility betwixt the 2 earlier talking astir the consequence. During the sprint race, Verstappen fell down the pecking bid from P1 to P4. The uncommon dilatory gait of Verstappen’s RB18 saw him get overtaken by Russell, Sainz, and Hamilton. At P4, Verstappen met his teammate Perez moving successful fifth.
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Perez communicated his privation to walk Verstappen truthful helium tin commencement the contention astatine P3 and get an vantage implicit Leclerc successful the upcoming race. Perez wanted the spot vantage to amended connected his five-point pb connected Leclerc successful the driver’s title table.
Red Bull issued nary specified squad orders, overmuch to Perez’s displeasure arsenic the 2 held their positions. This did not spell down good with Perez looking to support his 2nd spot successful the championship. This surely didn’t spell down good with the fans arsenic Perez has obeyed each squad bid successful favour of his teammate, who is simply a satellite champion already.
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Although the hints of hostility did not travel retired successful nationalist until fans took announcement of Perez and Verstappen’s societal media activity.
Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen aren’t friends anymore, astatine slightest connected Instagram
Red Bull men, aft the race, opened Instagram and communicated their vindictiveness silently done a elemental gesture. The teammates unfollowed each different connected Instagram. The fans caught this update acknowledgment to the nationalist quality of their societal media activity.
The fans flooded Twitter with their reactions to the 2 unfollowing each other.
CHECO UNFOLLOWING MAX ON INSTAGRAM LMAOO HES SO ME FR
— val🧣| danke seb💚 (@rosestofall) November 13, 2022
Yes Checo unfollowing Max connected Instagram is comic but it ain't that deep
— notlimah44 (@notlimah44) November 13, 2022
Perez’s determination puzzled the fans, but galore connected the dots to the incidental during the sprint race.
Checo unfollowed Max connected instagram? He's yet had capable 😭😭😭😭
— Aaron (@AaronMolloy6) November 12, 2022
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Yes I did ticker the sprint race, but seemingly Checo unfollowed Max connected Instagram and? I’m conscionable confused
— lin (@formulalin) November 12, 2022
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Petty oregon not, Sergio Perez subtly made his feeling known astir the squad orders that ne'er came. But what bash you think? Should Red Bull person fto Perez and Verstappen swap positions?