Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Max Verstappen has called George Russell ‘a dickhead’ while discussing their contact after the Sprint race at Azerbaijan GP.
Max Verstappen and George Russell discussing their contact after the Sprint race:
Russell: “I had no grip.”
Verstappen: “We all had no grip”
Verstappen: “Next time expect the same.”
“But expect the next time the same you know… Dickhead,” Max Verstappen to George Russell after the race.
Appearing on the Dutch TV show Peptalk on Ziggo Sport on Monday night, Verstappen was shown this clip via Skype in his hotel room in Bahrain.
After hearing what was said, Verstappen remarked: “He is just out of the car there. Then those things can happen. If you are just out of the car, you are still full of adrenaline, so yeah.”
Verstappen refuted suggestions that he’d been too impatient in his move on Hamilton, which gave him a puncture and damaged his differential, ultimately forcing him to retire.
“I was really close behind and there was a chance to overtake, so I thought it was a good opportunity,” he said. “Our car was great. Then I’m not going to stay behind him.
“I knew we had a very good car for the race, so I knew we would be able to fight them.”
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