![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/verstappen-blasts-bulls-fan-reaction-to-brazil-gp-saga-as-family-face-abuse/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/08-09-2022-max-verstappen-776154135.jpg&description=MAX VERSTAPPEN has blasted at the "bulls***" across social media following his refusal to follow team instructions in Brazil. Verstappen had already secured his second F1 crown in a row but denied teammate Sergio Perez crucial championship points by not swapping places with the Mexican in Sao Paulo. Max Verstappen refused to give details but insists Red Bull should have realised how he'd react when they told him to let team-mate Sergio Perez passCredit: Getty Mercedes' one-two duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton finished well ahead of Perez, who was seventh behind VerstappenCredit: Zuma Press The Dutchman delivered a stern message over the radio to his Red Bull team saying they knew the reasons for his decision. Social media lit-up with criticism for Verstappen - and poisonous abuse levelled at his family. Verstappen has now blamed the media for causing the rumpus - saying people don't know what they are talking about - and insists he did nothing wrong. He said: "After that race, I looked very bad in the media. But they didn't have the clear picture. "To immediately put me down like that is ridiculous to be honest, because they don't know how I work within the team and what the team appreciates about me. "All the things I've read are pretty disgusting. They've started attacking my family, they threatened my sister, my mum, my girlfriend, and my dad. "And for me that goes way too far when you don't have the facts of what's actually going on and for me that definitely has to stop. "If you have a problem with me that's fine, but don't go after my family because that is just unacceptable. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST NEW CUSTOMER SIGN UP DEALS "Also in this paddock, to be honest. Not only fans but a lot of people, what they have been writing about me is ridiculous. "I'm just a bit fed up with all this bulls*** just going around all the time. As soon as there's something negative, it needs to be highlighted. "It's pretty sickening to be honest, being part of all that. At the){kind=link}
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MAX VERSTAPPEN has blasted at the “bulls***” across social media following his refusal to follow team instructions in Brazil.
Verstappen had already secured his second F1 crown in a row but denied teammate Sergio Perez crucial championship points by not swapping places with the Mexican in Sao Paulo.
The Dutchman delivered a stern message over the radio to his Red Bull team saying they knew the reasons for his decision.
Social media lit-up with criticism for Verstappen – and poisonous abuse levelled at his family.