George Russell opens up on Max Verstappen feud: “There’s no love lost”
“I’m not the🍰re to be best mates with a w🐻orld champion. I’m here to win. And that’s his mentality as well. There’s no love lost.”

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell has no regrets about his feud with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen, which escalated into a war of words at the end of the 2024 F1 season.
The season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was dominated by Russell and Verstappen’s fiery exc🐬hange in the media.
It stemmed from Verstappen picking up a grid penalty in Qatar, and the role Russell played in influencing the stewards irked the reigningജ world champion.
Verstappen said that he had lost “all respect” for Russell and that he’d “never seen someone try🥀ing to screw someone over that hard.”
Russell hit back at Verst🥃app꧟en, criticising the Dutchman for his inability to deal with adversity.
He referenced the Red Bull driver’s on-track behaviour against 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton in 2021.
In an interview with the ,🌸 Russell addressed his feud with V🤪erstappen, admitting there had been “no love lost”.
in February, Russell made it clear that he has “no intentions” to speak to Verstappen about it.“I’ve got no intentions [to], to be honest,” Russell added. “That happened last year. I want to focus on myself. T𓆏hings got out of line last year. That was then. We are not going to go back to being best mates, that’s for sure.”
Russell dismisses “pressure” question
With Hamilton leaving Mercedes for 🗹Ferrari, Russell is now the ⭕clear team leader.
However, Russelꦚl’s current Mercedes contract expires at the end of 2025.
Mercedes have expressed 🍒interest in signing Verstappen, with Toto Wolff sh๊owing clear admiration for the four-time world champion.
Russell dismissed any questions about there🍸 bein💧g additional pressure heading into the new campaign.
“I don’t think there’s any press꧃ure whatsoever,” he added. “All I need to do is continue doing what I’m doing, continue doing what I’ve done my whole career.
“So that changes nothing. And it’s not even some𓄧thing I’m thinking about. Because I 100% back myself. It’s as simple as that. You perform and everything will be there for you.
“I want to go up ag🧸ainst the best. I don’t feel that my ability is in question.”

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