Max Verstappen has been blasted by radio star, Chris Evans, for his comments following his defeat at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.Speaking on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show this morning, the radio host, 55, told how the Dutch sportsman, 24, needs to be "a bit nicer to his teammates" following remarks he made at the weekend.
over the radio.Today saw Chris speak to Formula One commentator David Croft about the result of the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday.Chris said to the expert: "It was great last Sunday, it was lovely to see lots of drivers in contention for lots of the time."He then went on to address the Red Bull driver, Verstappen's, remarks after he was forced to pull out of the race with only three laps remaining.The radio star said: "As far as Max [Verstappen] is concerned, I didn't know whether to say this to you on the radio or not, somebody just needs to have a little quiet word in his ear."He's not coming across fantastically on the radio," he added.David quipped: "Calm down Max, chill out a little bit."Chris chipped in: "Just be a bit nicer, be a bit nicer to your teammates."The commentator replied: "He is a nice guy though, I have a lot of time for Max, he's always been really friendly."So all this, 'I'm never doing this ever, ever, ever again', it's like we've entered the terrible twos when he goes to his second world championship."He just got a bit too sloppy there, I will have a word on your behalf though," he reassured Chris.The radio star replied: "But also it's not good for his performance.
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