Red Bull’s Brazil team orders ‘surprised’ Verstappen – Webber

Mark Webber believes Red Bull's Formula 1 team order in the 2022 Brazilian Grand Prix "surprised" Max Verstappen but that the team could have handled the situation better. In the closing laps of last season's race at Interlagos, Sergio Perez waived Verstappen through as the latter had better pace to try and hunt down Fernando Alonso and Charles Leclerc. The move was made in an attempt to get Verstappen to take points away from Perez's rival for P2 in the Drivers' Championship, Charles Leclerc. Verstappen failed, and then ignored multiple team orders to allow Perez back through for sixth place…

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