Max Verstappen in spat with British reporter Giles Richards at Japanese GP media day

• Max Verstappen ordered British reporter Giles Richards to leave a Japanese Grand Prix media session on Thursday after a tense confrontation.
• The incident arose following a previous interaction in Abu Dhabi last year where Richards questioned Verstappen about his collision with George Russell in Spain earlier in the season.
• Richards’ line of questioning implied the crash might have impacted the title race, which Lando Norris won by just two points.
• Verstappen confirmed his irritation with the Abu Dhabi conversation and the collision with Russell, which he had previously admitted was a “mistake”.
• The Red Bull driver, who finished two points shy of a fifth world title in 2025, told Richards to “get out” after confirming his annoyance.

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Max Verstappen orders reporter to ‘get out’ during tense Japanese GP media session