“The FIA considers that your article falls short of the standards of professionalism expected of media representatives accredited to cover the FIA Formula One World Championship,” said Villareal, quoted by the newspaper.
“Accordingly, the FIA has decided to exercise its discretion under the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship Accreditation Guidelines to withdraw your media accreditation for the remainder of the 2026 season, with immediate effect.”
Three rounds of the season remain in the USA, Qatar and Abu Dhabi.
Earlier this year Max Verstappen ordered the removal of another journalist, Giles Richards of The Guardian, from a Red Bull press conference. Verstappen was unhappy Richards asked him three months earlier whether he regretted colliding with George Russell during last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Verstappen’s overreaction shows he knows he cost himself the 2025 title
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