Max Verstappen is in a no-nonsense mood – even more than usual.
The Red Bull driver is renowned for his straight talking but now, as he discusses his 2026 season so far in an exclusive interview with BBC Sport, he is at his most uncompromising.
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Perhaps it’s the heat.
We’re talking on the eve of last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. The temperature is into the mid-30Cs, Red Bull’s hospitality unit is not coping well, and Verstappen’s PR handler messages before the Dutchman turns up to suggest I find a table near a fan; the interview might be more positive that way.
Monza is the
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