FIA steward Johnny Herbert has claimed that Max Verstappen “doesn’t help himself sometimes” after the Red Bull driver’s criticism of perceived British F1 bias raised a smile in Brazil.

Johnny Herbert responds to Max Verstappen moment

Dutch publication De Telegraaf claimed Mr Verstappen was referring to Herbert, the former Sky F1 television pundit who criticised his son’s “horrible mindset” in the days after the race, and Tim Mayer, the son of the late McLaren co-founder Teddy Mayer.