Here's how the Dutch Lion reacted to Russell's words yesterday.
The race went from bad to worst for Max Verstappen at the Spanish Grand Prix. Initially, it looked like Verstappen had better speed this weekend to challenge the McLarens. However, soon it was clear that his Red Bull is making no real progress against the Papaya cars.
Max Verstappen was starting the race from the second row. Immediately at the race started, Verstappen went up against Norris snatching second place from him. Although, the Dutchman couldn’t hold on to his position much longer. Verstappen was soon passed by Norris owing to his much superior speed. It looked Verstappen would finish on the podium at least.
But unfortunately for him, his made a strategic error giving him no chance to fightback. Frustrated with his team, Verstappen drove straight into George Russell when giving back the position. He landed with a 10s penalty going from fifth to tenth in the race.
Things aren’t going quite smoothly between Max Verstappen and George Russell. The pair have made contact more than any other drivers. Once again, it was George Russell who came in Max Verstappen’s line of fire.
Russell was in fifth behind Charles Leclerc. But, Max Verstappen’s mistake on race restart gave him the chance to lunge for an overtake. He forced Max wide banging wheels with the Dutchman at Turn 1. Verstappen had to take the escape road and rejoin ahead of Russell. The stewards asked him to give back the position which he did not like.
Verstappen aggressively drove into George Russell when the latter was trying to overtake. The commentators were shocked at his behaviour and wanted him disqualified.
Russell explained in his post race interview that, he did not expect that collision. He also claimed that Max Verstappen was setting in a wrong example for young F1 fans and drivers. The comments did go well with Max Verstappen. He sarcastically responded to Russell saying- “he would bring in tissues next time“.
We definitely believe that it was totally Max’s face fault here. The Dutchman can’t spend his frustration on other drivers simply because they are trying to earn maximum points. He has no business trying to dive into Russell who was following race directives. As it stands, Verstappen gave a huge blow to his 2025 championship chances with his behaviour.
