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Max Verstappen: I’ve misplaced all respect for two-faced George Russell
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Max Verstappen: I’ve misplaced all respect for two-faced George Russell

By Miles Cooper December 1, 2024
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Max Verstappen: I’ve misplaced all respect for two-faced George Russell

Max Verstappen launched an astonishing assault on George Russell after , describing the Mercedes driver as “two-faced” and saying he had “misplaced all respect” for the Briton.

Verstappen, the newly-crowned four-time world champion, was clearly incensed after being stripped of pole place for the race, accusing Russell of “making an attempt onerous to screw him over” within the stewards’ room as a way to earn him a penalty.

The Purple Bull driver, 27, was handed an unprecedented one-place grid penalty for driving “unnecessarily slowly” in entrance of Russell after they had been each on a sluggish lap, compromising Russell’s last flying lap. The Briton inherited pole place in consequence.

“You realize what it’s,” Verstappen stated after the race. “He [Russell] is all the time well mannered in entrance of the cameras, however in individual he’s utterly completely different. I can’t stand that. Then it’s higher to simply f— off. I don’t need something to do with him.

“I couldn’t imagine that I obtained [the penalty]. I feel that’s the primary time that in a sluggish lap somebody has been penalised. Truly, I simply tried to be good, so possibly I shouldn’t be good. I didn’t need to screw anybody over to organize their lap. And by doing that, being good, principally you get a penalty.

“It was truthfully very disappointing, as a result of I feel all of us right here, we respect one another quite a bit. I’ve been in that assembly room many instances in my life and my profession with folks that I’ve raced. And I’ve by no means seen somebody making an attempt to screw somebody over that arduous. For me, I misplaced all respect.”

Max Verstappen: I have lost all respect for two-faced George Russell

Verstappen and Russell appeared to alternate phrases earlier than the race, in the course of the drivers’ parade. Stories from contained in the paddock claimed Verstappen had instructed his Mercedes rival: “I hope you and your FIA f— buddies are pleased.”

Verstappen went on to say his ninth win of the season, from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri. McLaren’s Lando Norris apologised for “f—— up” the race, as he earned a pricey penalty for ignoring yellow flags.

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