Max Verstappen kicked a journalist out of a press conference during the Japanese Grand Prix weekend.
David Coulthard expressed surprise that the FIA did not intervene in Max Verstappen’s dispute with a journalist in Japan. Verstappen delayed his press conference until the journalist in question left. The conflict originated from a question asked at the previous year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. After the journalist exited, Verstappen proceeded with the press conference. Though Coulthard empathized with Verstappen, he noted the surprise in FIA’s lack of reprimand. He highlighted the challenge for drivers like Verstappen in not taking criticism personally in the media.
