On Thursday, a journalist from The Guardian was called out by Verstappen, who refused to participate with media related questions until that journalist had left the room. The Dutchman said: "I'm not speaking before he's leaving. Get out."

This incident comes after the aforementioned journalist appeared to frustrate Verstappen at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2025, shortly after the four-time champion lost out on the world championship by two points to Lando Norris.

During their first heated exchange in Abu Dhabi, Verstappen was asked about the Spanish GP incident with George Russell, to which the Dutchman replied with: "You forget all the other stuff that happened in my season. The only thing you mention is Barcelona. I knew that would come. You're giving me a stupid grin now. I don't know."

However, despite this incident with a journalist from The Guardian, this is far from the first time that Verstappen has had issues with members of the media, and more specifically, the British media.

Back in 2018, after several crashes and collisions in the opening races of his campaign, Verstappen was asked by a journalist from the Daily Mail: "Why have you had so many accidents?" To which the Dutchman replied: "I don't know. And, like I said in the beginning of this press conference, I get really tired of all the questions so, yeah, I think if I get a few more, I'll headbutt someone."

In 2022, Verstappen refused to speak to Sky Sports F1 after Ted Kravitz said that Verstappen's 2021 title rival, Lewis Hamilton, had been "robbed" of the 2021 championship in the Abu Dhabi finale. This also came after Sky Sports F1 used Verstappen's 51g crash at the 2021 British Grand Prix in a Christmas advert at the end of 2021, a crash which sent the Dutchman to the hospital at the time.

In 2024, Verstappen refused to give full answers to journalists and media at the Singapore Grand Prix, as a protest against the FIA. The FIA had penalised the four-time champion for swearing in a press conference earlier that weekend, and the Dutchman received F1's version of community service.

At the Singapore GP, Verstappen stated: "I would prefer if you ask these questions outside of the {press conference} room."

After becoming a four-time champion at the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Verstappen stated: "The problem in F1 is that 80 to 85% of the media is British. And I did feel that some things which were written about me were not fair."

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