FIA expected Max Verstappen apology

Formula 1's governing body made clear in Mexico that it wanted a public apology from Max Verstappen.

A week ago, the Dutch driver was believed to have been referring to Garry Connelly when he said that a steward who repeatedly penalises him was a "mongol" and "idiot".

Verstappen withdrew the 'mongol' insult, but amid reports that the FIA wanted an apology, he stood by the other criticism.

"When you are unjustly taken off the podium after a race, it seems normal to me that you are angry," Verstappen is quoted as saying by newspaper <em>Algemeen Daghblad</em>.

"Unfortunately I cannot change the word that I used."

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