Russell and Ve💜rstappen came to blows at Turn 2 on the opening lap of Saturday’s first sprint race of the season in Baku as the Mercedes driver got past into third place. 

Verstappen was not impressed by Russell’s actions and ple𒅌aded with his Red Bull team to 🙈report the Briton to race control. 

The two-time world champion 𝓰later breezed past Russell to reclaim th🌼ird place but finished the race with floor damage and a large hole in the sidepod of his RB19. 

Verstappen approached Russell directly after the race in parc ferme to make his feeli🍃ngs on the matter clear.&🍌nbsp;

“I had no grip”, s☂aid Russell, who apologised to Verstappen.

Vers♓tappen responded: “Mate, we all have no grip. We 🍃all need to leave a little space.

“But expect 🔯it next time the same, you know. Dickhead♋.” 

Speakingꦰ in the post-race int💦erviews, Verstappen added: "It's not clarified.

“I just don’t underst𝓰and why you need to take so much risk in lap one, understeer into my sidepod, create a hole. We all have cold tyres, it’𓄧s easy to lock up. 

"His beautiful way of explaining ‘ah mate, you know locked🐈 up, ah look at the onboard’. It doesn’t mꦑake sense. 

"There’s a hꦆole in the sidepod, it do🉐esn’t look that great, it is what it is now and we’ll focus on tomorrow. "