Jos Verstappen attacks, Ralf Schumacher defends himself: “He’s always a little too aggressive”

Ralf Schumacher teases Max and Jos Verstappen Lately Ralf Schumacher hasn’t missed an opportunity to throw a few digs at Max Verstappen. First, the former driver and brother of the legendary Michael in fact teased the Dutchman by criticizing him for his nervousness and for his words that were not exactly conciliatory towards the current Formula 1 regulations, and then he also indirectly invited him to retire in case he no longer likes the world of GPs, maintaining that the paddock would be able to survive even without him. Words that at a certain point had also triggered the not exactly composed reaction of Jos Verstappen, who had sent the criticism back to the sender by saying that “Ralf Schumacher talks too much bullshit”, regarding the fact that at the moment Red Bull is suffering from the absence of an old fox like Helmut Marko in the garage. No polemical back-and-forth This time, however, no polemical back-and-forth from Ralf, who actually has an indirect link with the Verstappen family, given that Jos was a teammate of his brother Michael at Benetton in 1994, and that Max grew up for a certain period in close contact with his almost contemporary Mick Schumacher. “Obviously the situation is not easy – the former German rider told Sky Germany – and I found that phrase from Jos particularly interesting. Obviously we will have to talk about it and in fact we are already in contact. In any case, I like Jos, I like Max, and everything is fine between us”. “I think that for both of us the moment is rather difficult – adds Ralf Schumacher – and that the way in which certain opinions are expressed is a bit aggressive. I think this is the central point of the issue. My opinion on Marko? Helmut was a figure who acted as a spokesperson for Red Bull and who knew how to explain situations like the one the team currently finds itself in. And I continue to believe that this is what the team is missing a little at the moment, because it shouldn’t always be Max Verstappen’s job to do so. However, I don’t think there are any problems between us, in fact things are going quite well.”