Radio transcript: Verstappen disobeying team orders during Saudi GP

Red Bull told Max Verstappen several times to reduce his pace in the closing stages of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, before going on to set the fastest lap of the race. New transcripts from the last 15 laps of the Grand Prix reveal the dialogue between Verstappen and his engineer Gianpiero Lambiase. The Dutchman was chasing teammate Sergio Perez in second place, when on Lap 36 he asked the team to check his car after hearing a problem with the driveshaft. Red Bull had already changed his driveshaft after a failure in qualifying, and also elected to revert back…

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