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

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

Verstappen his fourth successive world championship on the , making him simply the sixth driver in historical past to win not less than 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 right this moment in another automobile aside 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 mentioned “you earned it”, earlier than Verstappen replied: “And such as you mentioned, earlier than I may win it within the quickest automobile.

“This 12 months has been a bit of bit totally different.”

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

Brown mentioned, in full, earlier thos 12 months: “I don’t suppose with out a star driver, you’re going to win, so that you want each.

“First, it does begin with the automobile. Folks ask me on a regular basis: ‘is it automobile or driver?’ And it’s like: ‘nicely, it’s each’. I believe the best way I characterise it’s, I believe 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 suppose Max wins the world championship right this moment in another automobile aside 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.