
It’s said that time heals all wounds but Max Verstappen made clear Thursday that perhaps not enough days have passed to heal one wound in particular.
Ahead of the weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, the Red Bull Formula One driver refused to begin a media session until a journalist, Giles Richards from the Guardian, was removed from the room. Verstappen gestured in the direction of a reporter from the Guardian and the pair started a back-and-forth. The full exchange was as follows: