FIA steward Johnny Herbert has hit out at Max Verstappen’s “horrible mindset” after slapping the Red Bull driver with a 20-second penalty for an “absolute no-no” in battle with Lando Norris in Mexico.

FIA steward Johnny Herbert takes aim at Max Verstappen’s ‘horrible mindset’

Dutch publication De Telegraaf revealed that Mr Verstappen’s concerns are believed to be related to Herbert, who previously worked as a Sky F1 UK television pundit, and Tim Mayer, the son of the late McLaren co-founder Teddy Mayer who was also on the panel in Mexico.

Mr Verstappen told De Telegraaf: “If you look at Sunday’s actions, Max’s second moment may have been a bit too much, but he is letting this get over him.