Max Verstappen says he 'doesn't care' what Toro Rosso do about team orders in the future because on a normal weekend he wouldn't be racing his team-mate Carlos Sainz.
The Dutch youngster found himself in fourth at the start of the Australian Grand Prix and asked to pit for new tyres on lap eight as he began to struggle for grip, however the team chose to pit Sainz instead and leave Verstappen out.
Verstappen disagreed with the move and came in on his own accord, which led to a slow stop and dropped him down the order behind his team-mate. Although faster, he couldn't get past and demanded the team swap him and Sainz, something they refused to do.
When asked after the race what he thought about the teams stance on team orders and whether they would use them in future, he said: "To be honest I don't know and I don't care," he is quoted by Motorsport. "Normally I should be miles ahead [of Sainz]. It should be fine [in future]."
Verstappen eventually finished tenth, a result which he believes could have been far better had the team not thrown opportunities away.
"I think we should have been close to [Daniel] Ricciardo if we had the right pit stops and stuff. To finish tenth is of course really disappointing."
"I knew I was much faster [than Sainz] today," he added. "To be honest for me it's fine. I feel I have everything under control. I don't feel the pressure of him. I'm focussing ahead, that's my competition."
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