Max Verstappen blocked from taking part in Red Bull event F1
Max Verstappen has been blocked from taking part in an event to celebrate Sebastian Vettel’s first run in a Formula 1 car since retirement.
Vettel called time on his F1 career at the end of last season after two years racing for Aston Martin, following stints with Ferrari and most famously for Red Bull.Verstappen will not race at the Red Bull event despite his interest in doing soThe German is set to drive at a fan event at the Nurburgring where he will be reunited with one of his championship-winning cars.
He will drive the RB7 on his home circuit and is set to be joined by Daniel Ricciardo who will drive an RB8 at the event. Verstappen showed his interest in taking part, but told reporters on Thursday that Red Bull team adviser Helmut Marko stepped in to prevent it happening. "I wanted to do it, but I was not allowed by Helmut. He knew that I would try and go to the limits. I would have loved to do it,” Verstappen said ahead of this weekend's
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