Max Verstappen's press conference reaction to a question about McLaren's controversial team orders at the Italian Grand Prix has gone viral.
The Dutchman secured just his third race win of the season at Monza, where he held off the McLaren duo of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.
Verstappen was instructed to hand the lead to Norris on lap two, after being judged to have held onto first place illegally prompting Norris to call him an 'idiot'.
However, Norris quickly lost the lead with Verstappen scampering into a 20-second lead to secure the most dominant win of the season.
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Despite the overtaking action happening at the race start, it was what happened in the final stages that raised eyebrows, with McLaren ordering Piastri to let his championship rival past into second place.
This came after McLaren pitted Piastri before Norris, and following a slow stop for the Brit the decision resulted in the Australian jumping ahead on track.
McLaren's decision has received huge amounts of criticism from fans and media outlets, with Verstappen unable to hide his true feelings on team radio.
"Ha! Just because he had a slow stop?" He reacted.
Verstappen's opinion on the matter were once again made clear in the following press conferences, with his reaction to the McLaren duo being questioned quickly going viral.
The current world champion was seen extending his legs and lying down on the interview sofa as the journalist asked his question, and fans were quick to react.
One fan wrote: "This guy is sick of F1. He just wants to watch MotoGP and play on his simulator."
Another added: "He's so done with this sh*t, I guess that's why he laughed at the McLaren swapping."
A third replied: "Max has become SO likeable this season!!!!"
A fourth posted: "Max is all of us. McLaren is making this sport a daycare..."
Lando Norris reacts to Oscar Piastri swap
Following the race Norris was booed by the Italian fans as he stepped onto the iconic Monza podium, but it is unknown if that was as a direct result of the controversial team orders.
The 25-year-old Brit admitted it was not a nice scenario for the team, but reiterated it was the right thing to do in the circumstances.
“I don’t want to win this way, and the same with Oscar,” he said
“But we do what we think is correct as a team no matter what people say and what their opinions are and we will stick with that.
“Today was not my fault. If I came flat out into my box and I hit all my mechanics, I would not expect to get the position back. This was out of my control," he added.
Topics: Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, McLaren, Formula 1
Tom Jenkins