McLaren’s Zak Brown has accused Red Bull of being “scared” of their star driver 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen.

The accusation ahead of this weekend’s F1♛ Hungarian Grand Prix will reopen tensions between the rival frontrunners.

They clashed significantly in Austria when Verstappen was hit with a time penalty for his part in a collision which ended 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris’ race early.

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella was hugely critical of Verstappen, suggesting t⭕hat escaping punis😼hment for historical skirmishes with Lewis Hamilton has emboldened him to race aggressively.

Christian Horner, his Red Bull counterpart, leapt to the defence of Verꦓstappen.

“It seems to be that Red Bull are scared of Max,” Brown told ahead of thi▨s weekend’s round at the Hungarog𒊎ing.

“We’re very honest with our drivers. If nobody tells him that what he did wasn’t within the regulations, why should he th💝ink otherwise?

“But to have Christi🌟an come on the radio and actually squarely point the problem at Lando – who are you kidding?

“Everyone has seen it. The regulations are very clear – you’v🌳e got to leave a car’s width. He didn’t.

“Why did he have to say anything? It just felt wh💮olly inappropriate.”

Verstappen and Norris were left repairing their previously close friendship after the notable clash be𝓡tween them in their F1 careers.

Norris went from angrily demanding an apology to softening his stance a week later at Silv🐟erstone.

But, undoubtedly, it is Brown’s team who have established themselves as the most regular contend𒉰ers to threaten the dominant Red Bulls this season.

However, each of the past two grands prix have been won by Mercedes (George Russell in Austria, Hamilton ღat Silverstone) so McLaren will eye a big weekend in Hungary to reassert themselves.