Ralf Schumacher teases Max and Jos Verstappen
Lately, Ralf Schumacher has not missed an opportunity to take a dig at Max Verstappen. First, the former driver and brother of the legendary Michael teased the Dutchman by criticizing him for his nervousness and his not-so-conciliatory words towards the current Formula 1 regulations, and then he also indirectly invited him to retire if he no longer liked the world of GPs, claiming that the paddock could survive even without him. Words that at one point also triggered a not-so-composed reaction from Jos Verstappen, who sent the criticism back to the sender by saying that “Ralf Schumacher says too much bullsh*t”, regarding the fact that at this moment Red Bull would be suffering from the absence in the garage of an old fox like Helmut Marko.
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No polemical back-and-forth
This time, however, no polemical back-and-forth from Ralf, who actually has an indirect connection with the Verstappen family, given that Jos was Michael’s brother’s teammate at Benetton in 1994, and that Max grew up for a certain period in close contact with his almost peer Mick Schumacher. “Obviously the situation is not easy – the former German driver told Sky Germany – and I found Jos’s phrase particularly interesting. Obviously we will have to talk about it and in fact we are already in contact. In any case, I like Jos, I like Max, and everything is fine between us”.
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“I think that for both of them the moment is quite difficult – adds Ralf Schumacher – and that the way certain opinions are expressed is a bit aggressive. I believe this is the central point of the matter. My opinion on Marko? Helmut was a figure who acted as a spokesperson for Red Bull and who knew how to explain situations like the one the team is currently in. And I continue to believe that this is what the team is missing a bit at the moment, because it doesn’t always have to be Max Verstappen’s job to do it. Anyway, I don’t think there are any problems between us, in fact things are going quite well”.
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