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George Russell took a fairy-tale debut F1 win in Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix, dominating the afternoon to finish ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz. But there was trouble at Red Bull, where, after an uncharacteristically low-key weekend, Max Verstappen ignored team orders to let Sergio Perez through for sixth place, as the Mexican seeks to secure second spot in the Drivers' Championship. With Verstappen having very publicly disobeyed a direct order from team boss Christian Horner, how will Red Bull deal with the situation, and how does this change the previously friendly dynamic between Verstappen and Perez? Joining Michael Butterworth to discuss the key issues from the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend is Dieter Rencken, Editorial Director of RacingNews365 . With Russell now having broken his F1 duck and remaining ahead of seven-time World Champion teammate Hamilton in the Drivers' standings, has the Briton showed himself to be a title winner in waiting? ...

A tricky afternoon in the Brazilian Grand Prix soon turned into a headache for Red Bull F1 boss Christian Horner after a rather public disagreement between Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. Verstappen had been waved through by the slow, Medium-shod Perez to see if he could attack Charles Leclerc, who was two cars in front in P4, with the small matter of Fernando Alonso immediately ahead. Red Bull was hoping that Verstappen could pass Leclerc and take points away from the Monegasque, who is locked in a fight for P2 in the Drivers' Championship with Perez. Perez was powerless to make any progress of his own, with Mexican losing buckets of time compared to those ahead on Softs in the closing stages at Interlagos. As is the norm in cases like this, Perez was told that Verstappen would let him back through for position if he did not pass Leclerc, which would have banked the Mexican an extra two points for a potential sixth place as opposed to the seventh place he occupied. ...

Martin Brundle believes that Max Verstappen has gained little from his public refusal to obey team orders at the Brazilian Grand Prix. In the closing stages of the Interlagos race, Verstappen, who had recovered from an earlier clash with Lewis Hamilton, set his sights on challenging Fernando Alonso and Charles Leclerc ahead, who were running fifth and fourth. With the Dutchman unable to make further progress, he was instructed to concede his sixth place to Sergio Perez, who was running behind, to aid his teammate's battle for P2 in the Drivers' Championship. Verstappen refused the order , and made a public outburst on team radio that he was to never be asked to let Perez by again, adding "I gave my reasons", suggesting a long-standing cause for the refusal. Viewed by others: ...

Red Bull Racing have defended Max Verstappen 's actions during the Brazilian Grand Prix, and ' accept ed' the Dutchman's reasoning for the team order refusal. The Red Bull duo of Verstappen and Sergio Perez endured a controversial ending to the Brazilian GP. Verstappen refused to obey a team order to allow Perez to pass, with the Dutchman adding that he had his ' reasons ' for not allowing the overtake, which is believed to relate to an intentional crash for Perez at the Monaco GP. In a statement released ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the Red Bull claimed that they gave Verstappen little warning about any team orders, and "accept" the Dutchman's reasons for not obeying the order. "As a team we made some mistakes in Brazil. We had not envisaged the situation that unfolded on the last lap and we had not agreed a strategy for such a scenario before the race," the statement read. "Regretfully, Max was only informed ...

Max Verstappen has condemned the reporting of the Red Bull's team order s controversy , claiming the media don't have "the full picture". The drama surrounding Verstappen's refusal to obey a team order spilled over into Abu Dhabi, when Dutchman again did not elaborate on the reasons behind his decision. Red Bull released a statement ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix effectively taking responsibility for the situation, whilst condemning abuse directed towards their drivers, and their relatives. When quizzed on the controversy, Verstappen was critical of the reporting of the incident, along with the abusive messages in the aftermath. "After that race, I looked very bad in the media, but also they didn't have the clear picture," Verstappen told media, including TheFOXposts.Com . "To immediately put me down like that is pretty ridiculous to be honest, because they don't know how I work within the team and what the team appreciate...

Damon Hill believes that the F1 budget cap could lead to teams further down the grid applying more pressure in the future . The sport introduced a raft of new technical regulations for the 2022 season as well as financial ones, with teams given a cap on spending of $140 million for the campaign. There has been some controversy over the cost cap after Red Bull were found to have breached the 2021 limit. The team were issued with a fine as a result, along with a 10 per cent reduction in aerodynamic testing. However, Hill thinks that the new rules have overall proved successful for the sport. "This season, the new cost cap regulations, it's hard to remember back to the beginning, when this was a completely new set of regulations," Hill told the F1 Nation podcast. "This was all completely new. We didn't know which way it was going to go, and I think it's been a huge success." ...

The introduction of the cost cap to Formula 1 was seen as a positive step towards making it more equitable to compete for teams. Formula 1 has had a long-held desire to address the increasing costs associated with the sport, following the collapse of three new teams that joined the grid in 2010. While the new era in F1 has seen a similar order with Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes occupying the top three, McLaren Chief Executive Officer Zak Brown believes the cost cap will gradually come into effect to enable more midfield teams to challenge for championships. "I think [we will see the gap close] probably another two years. Even though we're all kind of on the same money now in terms of spend," he said in an interview with McLaren. "Some teams have bigger infrastructures, we're still waiting for our wind tunnel which will be done here shortly and new simulation. "So even though everyone's kind of on an equal playing field, or most teams fr...