Ex-F1 driver Pedro de la Rosa says Red Bull must stress the importance to Max Verstappen of treating his team-mates better, for his own good. F1
. And though the Mexican racer later tweeted to say that the hatchet had been buried, De La Rosa feels it is not as simple as that.
His defence against Lewis Hamilton in Turkey and then Abu Dhabi instantly spring to mind, Verstappen calling Perez a “legend” for his work at the latter race. “I think it’s the team’s job to make him understand why it’s wrong,” De La Rosa told DAZN Spain. “And he has to understand because it’s very important if he wants to have a loyal team-mate like he has had in Checo.
With Ferrari fading away after shooting themselves in the foot several times earlier in the season, while Mercedes were not at the races for much of it, Verstappen was able to secure his second crown in Japan with four rounds still to go.
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