Sky Sports F1 commentator Martin Brundle has weighed in on the ongoing feud between 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell.

It was an explosive Thursday at the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Verstappen and R📖ussell spoke to the media ahead of the final race of the season.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Verstappen didn’t back down from his comments on Sunday in Qatar where he said he had “lost all respect” for Russe📖ll due to the alleged role the Mercedes driver played in getting him a grid penalty following qualifying last weekend.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Russell hit back at Verstappen with a series of comments where he questioned how the reigning world champion deals with adversity, while making reference to 2021 and how 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:he would have handled a title defeat if he was in 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton’s position.

Things continued to be explosive when Verstappen spoke to the Dutch press as he described 1ꦑ68澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Russell as a “backstabber” and “loser”.

Speaking ahead🍷 of FP1 in Abu Dhab💟i, Brundle sees it as Verstappen “ramping up the aggression” on track while “playing the victim” off it.

“How I see this is that Max has ramped up the aggression on the track and ramped up playing the victim off the track - and it's working,” Brundle said. 

“He's got everyone on t꧃he run, he's got everyone on edge, whether it's media, whether it's other teams, particularly other driver꧑s, and it's how he goes about his racing.

“We know he's always been aggressive on the race track and I think he's seen 'I can basically say what I want and get away with what I want'. He knows the rulebook, he knows how to control♕ his car - he's brilliant at controlling his car in wheel-to-wheel situations - aꦉnd every time he does it, it plays out for him.

‘Russell the only one brave enough’

Russell was livid with Verst෴appen’s comments after the Dutchman questioned his integrity.

The Briton insiste⛎d though he just wanted to stand up for himself rather than escalate the situation with Verstaꦡppen.

Brundle acknowledged that Russell is the firstꦏ driver to be “brave enough” to hit back at Verstappen.

“George is the only one brave enou🍨gh to do it with Max at the moment,” Brundle added. “Everybody else has withered.

“The FIA should be getting involved in this and sorting it out if they weren’t bu🗹sy trying to sort themselves out. I do believe there should ꦍbe more involvement.

“I’ve said fo💦r years I don’t understand how drivers can be best mates, social media lovies and𒈔 race wheel to wheel on track. It can’t work out.”