Thick air between Verstappen and Russell: hysteria in the Formula 1 circus!

Thick air between Verstappen and Russell: hysteria in the Formula 1 circus!

Lusail, Katar - The tensions between Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen and Mercedes star George Russell have reached a new highlight. In front of the Qatar Grand Prix there was a conflict in qualifying, which now also called Red Bull Team boss Christian Horner. Horner accused Russell with his demand for punishment due to an incident with Verstappen "Hysterie" and a "tactical game". Russell felt disabled by Verstappen in his warm-up round and called for a punishment that lined up the four-time champion in second place and refused to pay the pole position, as the Krone reported.

Verstappen was angrily expressed by the decision and explained that he had "lost any respect". He praised his own speed, which was 0.055 seconds better than that of Russell, but the racing commissioners saw "unnecessarily slow driving" in his behavior and imposed a punishment. Verstappen criticized Russell and said: "I have never seen anyone trying to shit someone so much." The new conflict is particularly explosive, since Verstappen with its 63rd GP victory is already fighting as a rider for the crown, as well as