Overview

• Aston Martin declined all exclusive interview requests from Sky Deutschland during the Budapest weekend, including for team principal Mike Krack.
• The team officially cited Sky’s limited attendance at its media sessions and repeated negative reports on drivers and the car as justification for the boycott.
• Despite barring exclusive sit-downs, Sky reporters remain welcome at Aston Martin’s official race media events.
• Observers view the move as a direct response to Ralf Schumacher’s on-air demand that Lance Stroll apologize after calling his car “the worst piece of shit” in Silverstone.
• This latest media standoff echoes Christian Horner’s 2022 temporary Sky ban after critical coverage of Max Verstappen.