It was a frustrating day for Red Bull Racing at the Hungaroring .

The Austrian Formula 1 team failed to see any of its drivers finish on the podium, despite the updates it had made to the RB20. Team boss Christian Horner therefore understands Max Verstappen ‘s frustrated radio messages to his team.

Horner understands Verstappen's angry reaction to Lambiase and Red Bull.

Horner understands Verstappen’s angry reaction

After the F1 race , Horner was asked if he thought the radio communication between Verstappen and his race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase had gone too far. “Max was frustrated, which is understandable. He has a direct line of communication with his engineer. It’s something they discuss together,” the team boss explained.

The Dutchman didn’t hold back, not hesitating to use foul language. As for whether Horner will discuss it with his driver, he wouldn’t say. ” I don’t think it’s something for the media,” the team boss replied to a question from GPblog . “Everyone sees that we have to perform better. Everyone is working hard on that. We will have all the discussions behind closed doors.”

Horner helps clear up misunderstanding: ‘GP wasn’t talking about Max’

At one point, the radio communication between Verstappen and Lambiase appeared to turn somewhat heated when the engineer said it was “childish” to complain about the collision with Lewis Hamilton over the on-board radio. Horner wants to nip any potential misunderstandings in the bud on this issue, as he insists the comment was not directed at Verstappen.

“I think he was referring to other people on the radio who were complaining about the penalties. I don’t think GP was referring to Max at that point,” the Red Bull team boss clarified.

“Others will clearly be looking for penalties because clearly the stewards are listening to the radio as well. They [Verstappen and Lambiase] have been together for eight years. There are things we could have done better in the race today. But it’s something we’ll talk about as a team,” Horner said.