Ted Kravitz

World champion Max Verstappen has decided to swerve interviews with Sky Sports reporters from the UK, Italy and Germany following comments made by pitlane ...

They said: “Some context: Ted Kravitz was talking about the movie Brad Pitt is making and said what of the script goes like this. Thank you, Ted, I guess the saying is true TRUTH HURTS.” It’s about him saying things we don’t want people to hear.” He knows Lewis was robbed of his 8th WDC because he knows his stuff.” But that's not the way the script turned out today, was it? One fan said: “Ted Kravitz is a Formula One geek.

Max Verstappen will not speak with Sky Sports in the F1 paddock, according to a recent report, following the comments made by Ted Kravitz after the American ...

Verstappen is also understood to be boycotting the Italian and German branches of Sky F1, as a consequence of his frustrations with Sky UK's Ted Kravitz. "He gets robbed, comes back, his next year's car is rubbish... With that said, it seems Verstappen believes that some of his statements have crossed the line and is now unwilling to tolerate such comments or entertain the Sky F1 team.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN MEXICO: Max Verstappen accused Sky Sports of 'disrespect' as he and his Red Bull team boycotted the broadcaster in protest at what they ...

Some of the commentary is fair but some pieces are sensationalist, and saying we robbed anyone of the championship, as was said in Austin, is going too far. We were upset and we made the decision to stand together as a team. It has been a constant kind of digging and being disrespectful, especially from one particular person.

The entire Red Bull team elected to snub Sky TV this weekend following comments made by pit lane reporter Ted Kravtiz.

"I hope we can come up with a kind of algorithm that stops people from being keyboard warriors, because these kind of people will never come up to you and say these things in front of your face." He explains: "At the moment, social media is a very toxic place and if you are constantly being like that live on TV, you make it only worse instead of trying to make it better in the world. Verstappen notes that the comments made on TV can sometimes fuel the "toxic" social media debate, rather than calm the situation.

The drama began during the race weekend in Austin where the Dutchman had been locked in a tense battle with Hamilton for the race victory at the Circuit of the ...

Red Bull have since followed the lead of their star driver with reports now suggesting they are set to snub the broadcaster ‘indefinitely’. Initially, it did not appear that Red Bull had been bothered by the comments, with the 25-year-old talking to Kravitz directly during his media round on Thursday. [Max Verstappen](/latest/max-verstappen) and [Red Bull](/latest/red-bull) are currently engaged in an ‘indefinite’ boycott with Sky Sports F1 after comments made by popular pitlane reporter Ted Kravitz.

Max Verstappen accuses Sky of 'disrespectful' treatment as team refuse to speak to broadcaster at Mexican Grand Prix. MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - OCTOBER 29: Pole ...

Some of the commentary is fair but some pieces are sensationalist, and saying we robbed anyone of the championship, as was said in Austin, is going too far. “You cannot live in the past and you have to move on. We were upset and we made the decision to stand together as a team. “It won’t have done Sky any harm for us to lay down a marker. But that’s not the way the script turned out today, was it? Max Verstappen accused Sky Sports of being “disrespectful” and “living in the past” after Red Bull boycotted the broadcaster at

Despite being at the centre of Red Bull's decision to snub Sky Sports F1, veteran pit-lane reporter Ted Kravitz carried on as normal amid boisterous scenes ...

Kravitz didn’t mention the Red Bull spat in his Notebook show which started with him surrounded by Perez fans in the stadium section near the podium. [Red Bull’s](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/red-bull-racing) punishment for breaching the 2021 cost cap finally being announced and the fallout that followed. It was an amazing drive by Max Verstappen, it was premium tyre management.” [Read the latest F1 news from the Daily Star here](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f1/) [Sergio Perez pleads with Mexican F1 fans to show Lewis Hamilton respect by wagging finger](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f1/lewis-hamilton-booed-perez-mexico-28368963) [Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen in 'awkward' moment after Mexican Grand Prix](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f1/lewis-hamilton-max-verstappen-f1-28367437) [Martin Brundle apologises to woman after getting microphone stuck in handbag on grid](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f1/martin-brundle-grid-walk-mexico-28366900) [F1 fans brand Ted Kravitz ‘hero’ as Christian Horner joins boycott of Sky Sports](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f1/christian-horner-kravitz-verstappen-sky-28366354) “Really, it all has to be about Verstappen and Red Bull. [comments section below](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f1/ted-kravitz-verstappen-red-bull-28370513#comments-wrapper). [Max Verstappen says 'disrespectful' Sky Sports are 'living in the past' amid Kravitz row](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f1/red-bull-sky-sports-verstappen-28367593) It was then confirmed that world champion [Max Verstappen](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/max-verstappen) and the rest of his team had decided to [snub interviews with Sky Sports’ channels in the UK, Italy and Germany](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f1/red-bull-sky-sports-verstappen-28367593) after being left unhappy with perceived negative comments by pit-lane reporter Ted Kravitz. [Many fans actually welcomed the fact that team principal Christian Horner would not be part of the coverage](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f1/christian-horner-kravitz-verstappen-sky-28366354) with #ThankYouTed even trending on Twitter. [Sergio Perez](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/sergio-perez) which were provided by F1’s in-house media operation. The veteran reporter actually showered praise on Red Bull following a dominant victory for Verstappen, his 14th of the year, the most ever by a driver in a single season. [Lewis Hamilton](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/lewis-hamilton) had been “robbed” by the way he lost last season’s world title to Verstappen, who was able to pinch victory in Abu Dhabi following then-race director Michael Masi’s incorrect handling of a late-race safety car.

Sky Sports reporter, Ted Kravitz, upset Red Bull with his comments during his Ted Kravitz Notebook post-race show at the Austin Grand Prix.

While Verstappen has retained this championship win after a year of brilliant performance, some fans would argue that Kravitz was speaking the truth. In the final stages of the race, Hamilton was running in first behind a safety car on old tyres and Verstappen was P2 on new tyres. It’s just when everything is clear you have to release the track so I think that’s a fair point from the race direction. Because the guy that beat him after being robbed actually overtook him, because he's got a quicker car, because of engineering and Formula One and design, and pretty much because of [Adrian Newey, Red Bull's chief technical officer] over there." "Well, everything was clear so why would you then run another lap behind the safety car? [Red Bull](https://www.si.com/fannation/racing/f1briefings/news/f1-news-christian-horner-reveals-when-red-bull-will-cancel-boycott-with-sky-sports-lm22) with his comments during his Ted Kravitz Notebook post-race show at the Austin Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen has boycotted Sky Sports F1 after comments made by Ted Kravitz in Austin.

And if you are constantly being like that, live on TV, you make it only worse instead of trying to make it better in the world. Yesterday evening, Verstappen confirmed his boycott was down to the channel’s disrespectful coverage. Kravitz asked Norris why he had slipped from P8 to P10 at the start of the race.

Max Verstappen, who is eyeing a third consecutive race win at the Mexican Grand Prix, will not be giving Sky Sports interviews in Mexico this weekend – nor ...

The long run up to the first corner will give Hamilton and As a result, Red Bull will not be speaking to Sky Sports UK or its German and Italian affiliates in Mexico this weekend, and the boycott could last longer than that. And as the official broadcaster in the UK, Sky always has plenty of access when it comes to grabbing interviews with drivers and team bosses. "[Hamilton] doesn't win a race all year, and then finally comes back at a track where he could win the first race all year, battling the same guy who won the race he was robbed in the previous year, and manages to finish ahead of him," he said. But that's not the way the script turned out today, was it? [George Russell](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/) behind him the chance to fight for the lead early, while none of the last four pole-sitters in Mexico City have finished on the podium. [he went fastest in Q3 to put himself on pole position for the race](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formula-1/breaking-mexican-gp-qualifying-hamilton-28361878). [United States Grand Prix](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/united-states-grand-prix), which was won by Verstappen after overtaking [Lewis Hamilton](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/lewis-hamilton) in the later stages of the race, Kravitz made comments about the 2021 [Abu Dhabi Grand Prix](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/abu-dhabi-grand-prix) – won by the Dutchman in controversial circumstances – and suggested it was his car which made all the difference. [Formula 1](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formula-1/) circus has remained in North America this weekend for the [Mexican Grand Prix](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/mexican-grand-prix). [Mirror Sport](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formula-1/) understands the team, including Verstappen, team-mate [Sergio Perez](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/sergio-perez) and team principal [Christian Horner](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/christian-horner), have chosen to avoid speaking to the broadcaster over comments made by pit lane reporter Ted Kravitz, which appear to have not gone down too well with the Red Bull racer. He will be wary, though, that the first grid slot isn't necessarily the best place to be on this track. [Max Verstappen](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/max-verstappen) and [Red Bull](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/red-bull-f1) are avoiding interviews with Sky Sports this weekend over comments made by one of their reporters regarding his 2021 title success.

Red Bull ace Max Verstappen and his colleagues boycotted Sky Sports over Ted Kravitz's comments a week earlier.

Because the guy that beat him after being robbed actually overtook him, because he's got a quicker car, because of engineering and Formula One and design, and pretty much because of [Adrian Newey, Red Bull's chief technical officer] over there." The English are bashing Max and Red Bull, and he is now being put forward as a scapegoat. The English press has been bashing Red Bull and Max for a year now. But it seems that Kravitz’s comments in the US were the final straw. Kravitz made the comments at the US Grand Prix a week earlier, suggesting that it would have been a great ‘script’ had Hamilton finished ahead of Verstappen. [Red Bull](/latest/red-bull) to boycott the broadcaster last week, Plooij has revealed.

Red Bull F1 team and Max Verstappen decided to boycott the UK, German and Italian affiliates of the British media house Sky Sports during the Mexican GP ...

Verstappen found all these comments from the Sky Sports reporter showing him as an illegitimate winner. Sky Sports journalist Kravitz has not the matter any easier for the team. The newly crowned 2-time world champion said that it usually comes from ‘one particular person’ and he refuses to tolerate it any further.

Max Verstappen after boycotting Ted Kravitz and SkySports has sparked a response by the British media as the Dutchman plays a victim.

Considering Verstappen was involved in the controversy, as the remarks were related to the incident involving him. While Verstappen said he felt disrespected by Kravitz, British media has responded to that remark. In a post he spoke of a “stolen championship” in the 2021 season.