Verstappen: Serious cheating allegations against Ferrari

The Red Bull driver attacked the Ferrari team in an interview with the Dutch TV channel Ziggo after the race in Austin and said: “This is what you get if you stop cheating.” The 22-year-old was playing on speculation indicates that the Scuderia is using a trick when injecting gasoline into the engine and exploiting a loophole in the rules. This is said to have given Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc's cars more engine power.

Ferrari defended itself against the competition's allegations of fraud. “I heard these comments. They are very disappointing,” said team boss Mattia Binotto after the US Grand Prix on Sunday: “These comments are completely wrong, they are not good for the sport and everyone should be a little more careful.”

Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto. © GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Dan Istitene

In the paddock it was noticeable that the Ferrari cars were slower on the straights than in previous weeks. “We looked at the data. Your top speed looks completely different than in the last races,” said Mercedes Motorsport Director Toto Wolff. But he couldn't say exactly why that was.

Binotto didn't want to know anything about the lack of speed. There were no technical changes to the engines before the race in Austin. “We were close to pole position on Saturday. Our performance showed that we are still fast,” said the Italian. Charles Leclerc, who finished fifth in the race, was unable to keep up with the leaders. Vettel retired early due to a defect.

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Verstappen: Serious cheating allegations against Ferrari

Max Verstappen once again doesn't mince his words. This time he made a statement live on television that caused quite a stir.

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