Max Verstappen tells reporter to ‘get out’ during tense media session in Suzuka

Verstappen was seemingly still aggrieved at a news conference which followed last season’s finale in Abu Dhabi.

Max Verstappen had an argument with a British journalist in Japan. Pic: Bradley Collyer/PA

Max Verstappen told a British journalist to “get out” of his media session three times during a tense exchange ahead of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix.

Four-time world champion Verstappen had just sat down for his print duties inside the Red Bull hospitality suite when he spotted the reporter.