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Sky Sports F1 under fire for controversial Verstappen ‘agenda’
Sky Sports F1 faced criticism from fans on social media for incorporating a controversial element in their coverage of Max Verstappen’s collision with George Russell. Verstappen received a 10-second time penalty and three penalty points for the incident at the Spanish Grand Prix. Nico Rosberg on Sky Germany suggested Verstappen should be disqualified, while UK fans had the opportunity to vote on Verstappen’s disqualification via QR code on Sky’s broadcast. Some fans accused Sky Sports of bias against Verstappen, with one post garnering 5.3K likes expressing doubt about their impartiality. Others defended Sky, noting balanced coverage and fair questioning of Verstappen’s actions. When contacted by GPFans, Sky Sports F1 declined to comment on the controversy surrounding their coverage.
