Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing take unprecedented stance boycotting Sky Sports

Max Verstappen accused Sky Sports of being "disrespectful" and "living in the past" after Red Bull boycotted the broadcaster at the Mexican Grand Prix.

Verstappen and his entire Red Bull team - including Christian Horner - refused to address Sky on Sunday.

Their unprecedented stance came a week after Sky Sports' pit-lane reporter Ted Kravitz said Lewis Hamilton was last year "robbed" of an eighth world championship.

It is understood Red Bull has grown increasingly frustrated with Sky's coverage since the contentious Abu Dhabi finale. Sky Sports declined to comment when contacted.

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Constant digging

Confronting the subject after he won for a record-breaking 14th time in one season on Sunday, Verstappen said: "It had nothing to do with this weekend, but this year.

"It has been a constant kind of digging and being disrespectful, especially from one particular person. At one point, it is enough, and I don't accept it.

"You cannot live in the past, and you have to move on. Social media is a very toxic place, and if you are constantly being like that live on TV, then you are making it worse instead of trying to make it better.

"You keep disrespecting me, and at one point, I will not tolerate it anymore, and that is why I decided to stop answering."

Hamilton finished runner-up to Verstappen at last weekend's United States Grand Prix in Austin after he was passed by the Red Bull driver with six laps remaining.

Following the race, Kravitz said: "(Hamilton) doesn't win a race all year, and then finally comes back at a track where he could win the first race, battling the same guy who won the race he was robbed in the previous year, and manages