Formula One’s governing body, the FIA, has condemned the “tribalist” booing of Max Verstappen and Christian Horner at F1 75 Live.

The FIA has issued a statement over the booing of Max Verstappen and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner at F1’s season-launch event in London this week. Formula 1 hosted its inaugural collective season-launch event in London on Tuesday,

Formula One's governing body urged fans to show more respect after 'tribalist' booing of four-times champion Max Verstappen and his Red Bull boss Christian Horner at a 10-team season launch.

The FIA have released a statement condemning the boos from fans for Max Verstappen and Christian Horner at F1 75. The jeers from the crowd inside The O2 for the F1 2025 season launch were audible when Verstappen and Horner were on stage. The Red Bull duo have now received backing by the sport’s governing body.

Formula One’s rulers have condemned the “tribalist” booing of Max Verstappen and Christian Horner at the sport’s season launch in London. Both world champion Verstappen and his Red Bull team boss Horner were subjected to jeers by some of the 15,000 fans inside the O2 Arena earlier this week.

Formula 1 held a first-ever season launch event last Tuesday at The O2 in London, with all ten teams in attendance to unveil their designs for the 2025 season. With 2025 representing the sport’s 75th anniversary season, F1 and the FIA held the event to help commemorate the occasion.

The FIA was so bothered by booing directed at Max Verstappen and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner this week that it issued a statement about the boos on Saturday. The four-time defending F1 champion and his team boss were booed at the F1 75 event on Tuesday in London that served as the official unveiling of each team’s paint schemes ahead

The celebratory evening at the O2 Arena was marred by one thing: the booing of Red Bull Racing, Max Verstappen and Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner by British fans during the F1 75 Live event at London's O2 Arena.