Max Verstappen rubbished the theory offered by Sergio Perez that the confusion over team orders at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was caused by a "miscommunication".
Perez won the race a few seconds up the road from Red Bull team-mate Verstappen, who had moved up to second place from 15th on the grid. On the surface, it looked simple for them with their RB19 cars in a league of their own in terms of car performance.
But conversations over the radio told a slightly different story. Wary that Verstappen was only a few seconds behind, Perez was complaining over the radio about the lap time he was being told to target – worried that his team-mate was catching.
