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Felipe Massa warns Max Verstappen to 'be careful' with what he says after 'Brazilian' comments

Felipe Massa has warned Max Verstappen to "be careful" about what he says to the media after making a joke about Brazilian people during the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Verstappen was unhappy with Massa after qualifying in Sakhir, saying the Brazilian driver had impeded him at the end of the all-important out-lap before his last flying attempt. When asked on Saturday evening if he planned to talk to Massa about the incident, Verstappen qupped: "Well, he's a Brazilian so there's not much to discuss!"

Though the comment appeared to be made light-heartedly, it prompted Massa to approach the Red Bull teenager later in the weekend.