Formula 1’s top pundit apologized to fans of the Red Bull star in an interview at the Goodwood Festival of Speed weekend
The annual celebrations in West Sussex were attended by a number of representatives of F1 teams, including the reigning world champions and McLaren and Aston Martin.
Red Bull also brought 2024 championship leader Max Verstappen and teammate Sergio Perez to the festival to help celebrate the team’s 20th anniversary in F1.
Former Red Bull star Daniel Ricciardo – now with Visa Cash App RB – was also in attendance and it has now emerged that an interview with the Australian has drawn criticism from some fans.
Sergio Perez faces uncertain future at Red Bull after recent poor performances
Sky Sports F1 pundit Karun Chandhok takes social media backlash
Karun Chandhok on fan reaction
Sky Sports F1 Karun Chandhok on Ricciardo , will he appear at the Goodwood Revival, a three-day festival in September dedicated to classic two- and four-wheeled motorsport machines. After speaking to Ricciardo, Chandhok reached out to Verstappen for his thoughts on the pair joining the Revival.
Asked if he would like to drive vintage cars, the Dutchman said: “It might be fun with Daniel in the same car”, before Chandhok interjected: “Could you be teammates!” The camera then zoomed out to see Perez standing awkwardly next to the couple. Despite recently signing a new contract with Red Bull, the Mexican driver’s future with the team is uncertain due to his recent disappointing results.
Daniel Ricciardo has been touted as a potential teammate for the returning Max Verstappen
Perez has scored just 15 points in his last six races, prompting speculation he could be replaced soon. Ricciardo one of 34 names associated with the place of the year.
After Chandhok revealed that he received “violence” from Perez supporters who saw the edited clip of the interview, Chandhok apologized for the offense and explained the context of the questions. “I’m sorry if you felt I was disrespectful to Checo [Perez] during the Goodwood Festival of Speed,” he wrote on his Instagram story. “If you watch the full video, not just the small edit that appears to be online, you’ll see that we’re talking about the Goodwood Revival, not F1.
“The Revival is a fun event and the level. of trolling and abuse of Checo fans during the last four days, who did not understand the whole story is really shameful. “Hopefully that clears things up.
Danny Ricciardo and Max Verstappen racing together at #GoodwoodRevival. Did you hear it here first? Although Max doesn’t fancy his chances against the Adrian Newey built car at the RAC TT.
