Max Verstappen: Christian Horner’s row with my dad could have been avoided

“It is not nice, not for myself, not for my dad, not for Christian, and not for the team,” said Verstappen, 26.

Max Verstappen said Christian Horner’s spat with Jos Verstappen could have been avoided (Christian Bruna/AP)

Max Verstappen launched a thinly-veiled dig at Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, claiming the latest row with his father, Jos, could have been avoided.

Jos Verstappen had been set to drive the Red Bull machine which carried Sebastian Vettel to the world championship in 2012 ahead of the team’s home race in Austria on Sunday.