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Red Bull admits "mistakes" in Brazil: "We put Verstappen in a compromising situation"

MADRID, Nov.

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Red Bull admits "mistakes" in Brazil: "We put Verstappen in a compromising situation"

MADRID, Nov. 17 (dpa/EP) -

Red Bull admitted on Thursday "mistakes" in the strategy developed at the Brazilian Grand Prix, held last weekend, when they put their driver Max Verstappen "in a compromising situation" by asking him to give up his place in the race to his teammate, Sergio Pérez, without "all the necessary information", at the same time that the team condemned the hate messages towards its pilots on social networks.

"As a team we made some mistakes in Brazil. We had not foreseen the situation that developed on the last lap and we had not agreed a strategy for such a scenario before the race. Unfortunately, Max was only informed at the final corner of the request to yield the position (to 'Checo') without transmitting all the necessary information," the team said in a statement.

This, according to Red Bull, put Verstappen, "who has always been an open and fair teammate", in a "compromising situation with little time to react". "It was not our intention," remarked the team. "After the race, Max spoke openly and honestly, which allowed both drivers to resolve any remaining issues or concerns," he added about the Dutchman's statements.

"The team accepts Max's reasoning, the conversation was a personal matter that will remain private within the team and no further comment will be made," the team statement explained.

Likewise, in the same note issued by the team, it condemns the "unacceptable" comments they received on social networks. "The abusive behavior towards Max, 'Checo', the team and their respective families is shocking and sad and sadly something that we as a sport have to deal with with depressing regularity," they said.

"There is no place for it in racing or in society as a whole. This is a sport, we are here to compete. The death threats, the hate messages, they are deplorable. We value inclusion and want a safe space for everyone can work and enjoy our sport. The abuse has to stop," the statement said.

For his part, the new champion, Max Verstappen, assured this Thursday that the dispute with his teammate, Sergio Pérez, is resolved, after the Dutchman rejected the team orders to let the Mexican pass last weekend in Brazil.

Verstappen said after the race that "something that happened at the beginning of the season" caused him not to give up now and that communication within the team should have been better.

"They had not told me anything about a possible change (of positions). It only occurred in the last lap," he explained at a press conference on Thursday before the last Grand Prix of the season in Abu Dhabi this weekend. "After the race we put everything on the table and everything was resolved," he confessed.

Red Bull, also the Constructors' World Cup champion, wanted Pérez to finish sixth in Brazil, ahead of Verstappen, to help the Mexican in his battle with Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) to finish second in the championship.