Verstappen's no longer angry with Red Bull after Silverstone: 'I know they don't want this either'

Since the British Grand Prix weekend, Max Verstappen has discussed with Red Bull Racing that he felt his input wasn’t being listened to enough. After nearly two weeks of reflection, his frustration over the issues at Silverstone has somewhat subsided. "Red Bull doesn’t want this either," he explained.

Verstappen is rarely surprised during Formula 1 media days. Earlier on Thursday, he could easily predict that most of the questions at the FIA press conference would be about his future with Red Bull Racing. The Dutchman firmly brushed aside the questions, responding with only a few words.

At the Red Bull Energy Station, answering questions from Dutch media, including GPblog, Verstappen made it clear that he would not answer any more questions about his future there either.

On the other hand, answering this website's question, Verstappen did comment on the decision to remove the 'Macarena' wing from the Dutchman’s RB22.

Verstappen himself didn't ask for that change, he explained. "No, I think that was clear to everyone. That this was the wisest thing to do for this weekend," said Verstappen, who does admit that the ‘old’ rear wing may cost a bit of lap time.

The rear wing that caused Verstappen to crash twice in recent weeks was one of the issues the former champion complained about after the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Verstappen also said in the UK that the team wasn’t listening to him.

He continued: "They investigated a lot of things and certain conclusions were reached. Some things are a bit harder to understand. It has all been recorded and we have talked about it, yes. I don’t need to, when I come back to the factory, say ‘you’re not listening.’ That’s not how those conversations go."

In any case, Verstappen said frustration has eased. "At that moment when you get out of the car, you’re just done with it for a bit. Because you go off due to a problem, for the second time. I also know, of course, that the team is doing everything to solve things. They don’t like seeing this happen either. Only when it does happen, it’s obviously a bummer. But by Wednesday I was already back on the simulator. So the work just continues."

Verstappen hopes to get through the race at Spa without issues this weekend. It would normally be his favourite weekend, but due to the current regulations and battery deployment, this time it will be different.

"Tricky" is the word Verstappen used to describe what’s coming because of Spa's layout.