Max Verstappen delivers scathing attack against George Russell: “I lost all respect”

"ꦗI've never seen someone trying to screw someone over that hard. And that for me… I lost all respect.”

Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen delivered a scathing attack against 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell following the F1 Qatar Grand Prix, stating that he had “𒊎lost all respect” for the Mercedes driver.

Verstappen was hit with a one-place grid penalty for driving unnecessꦬary ༺slowly and blocking Russell in qualifying at the Lusail International Circuit.

The penalty didn’t have an impact on the race though as Verstappen took the lead away from Russell on the opening🌺 lap ♛into the first corner.

Verstappen went on to win comfortably in Qatar to take his nin🐻th victory of the 2024 F1 season.

Russell could only finish fourth a꧒fter a slow Mercedes pit stop combined with a lack of race pa👍ce.

Verstappen furious with Russell

In the post-race FIA press conference, Verstappen vented hi♑s frustration towards Ruᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚssell and accused him of “trying to screw” him over.

Reflecting on the penalty, Verstappen was shoc🍒ked by it before detailing the role Russell played.

“Honestly, I mean... I couldn't believe that😼 I got it,” he said. “But in a way, I was also like, yeah, I'm not surprised anymore in the world that I live in. So, yeah. You're not happy with it. But at one point or another, you have to just turn the page.

“But, yeah, it wasn't very enjoyable to see that happen, because I think that's the first time that in a slow lap someoneꦦ has been penalised. While, actually, I just tried to be nicღe. So maybe I shouldn't be nice. But the thing is that, you know, well, being nice, because at the end of the season, everything is more or less decided, for me especially, I didn't want to screw anyone over to prepare their lap.

“And by doing th🦩at, you know, being nice, basically you get a penalty. And that's what I tried to explain as well. But I just felt like I was talking to a brick wall. So there's not much that was possible for whatever reason.

“Well, I think I really spoke about valid reasons of what happened and it was clear cut that around me there were different scenarios going on as well, with people having colder tyres and stuf🦋f so they had to push anyway and I didn't want to then cause a scene into a l♌ast corner. and then, you know, no one had a lap. So very, very surprising.

“And then the second part of the question. Yeah, I was quite surprised when sitting there in the Stewards’ room, what was all going on. Honestly, very disappointing because I think wඣe're all here, we respect each other a lot and of course, I've been in that meeting room many times in my life, in my career with people that have raced and I've never seen someone trying to screw someone over that hard. And that for me… I lost all respect.”

Verstappen shows his class on-track in Qatar

Verstappen’s first dry weather win since the ༺Spanish Grand Prix showed why he's a level above the rest of🃏 the field at the moment.

Once again,♓ Verstappen nailed the start to claim the lead despite starting on the dirty side of the grid. 

He was quick to point out 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris’ misjudgement during the yellow flag period which ultimately resulte💮d in a 10-second stop-go penalty for the McLaren🧜 driver.

Similarly, Verstappen demonstrated his superior race craft with a stern d🐬efence against Norris after the first Safety Car per♉iod. 

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