has dismissed the FIA’s complaints over booing of and at 75 Dwell in London final week – including that the occasion was “mega.”
All 10 groups and 20 drivers have been current at The O2 Enviornment final week, with receiving as he appeared in Ferrari purple.
Nonetheless, Purple Bull’s four-time world champion Verstappen obtained a swathe of jeers when he was launched by host Jack Whitehall, which was then drowned out by cheering and applause. Afterward, Purple Bull crew principal Horner by the 15,000-strong crowd.
The FIA condemned the “tribalist response” of the British followers in an announcement on Saturday, whereas Verstappen has any future F1 launch occasions in England.
Mercedes boss Wolff, nevertheless, insists Verstappen “was not booed” and praised the distinctive occasion which launched the 2025 season.
“We shouldn’t discuss an occasion down that was mega simply because one single particular person, rightly or wrongly, was booed when he spoke,” he informed Sky Sports activities.
“It was an incredible occasion. The spectators there have been nice. The presentation of the automobiles was good.
“And it units a brand new format for the years to come back and that’s the optimistic we have to take from that.”
When requested if Wolff himself booed previous foe Horner, the Austrian replied: “No I wasn’t booing – there was 15,000 those that did that!
“It wasn’t crucial that I did.”
It’s understood the topic of booing on the occasion final week in London can be raised at a World Motor Sport Council assembly this week.
, Max’s father and former F1 driver, informed RaceXpress over the weekend that it was “unacceptable” that his son was booed by the 15,000-strong crowd.
Verstappen and teammate Liam Lawson have been additionally the one drivers to not be interviewed on stage throughout the occasion.
Pre-season testing takes place in Bahrain this week, forward of the primary race of the season – the Australian Grand Prix – on 16 March.
