George Russell’s explosive response to Max Verstappen’s ‘put my head in ‘f*****g wall’ threat
George Russell escal🐻ates extraordinary row with Max Verstappen, writes Lewis Larkam in Abu Dhabi.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell has revealed F1 rival168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Max Verstappen ♛threatened to i🅷ntentionally crash into him and “put my “f*****g head in the wall” in Qatar.
The bombsh♎ell revelation came during an extraordinary press conference attend💎ed by media including in which Russell hit back at Verstappen’s public criticism of his conduct.
Four-time world🍸 champion Verstappen had said he “lost all respect” for the Mercedes driver over his role in the penalty the Red Bull driv⛄er received after qualifying at the Qatar Grand Prix.
Russell, who was joined by Mercedes boss Toto Wolff in an unusual display of solidarity, spoke at length about Verstappen, who he accused of resorting🎃 to bullying tactics.
“I've known Max for a long time. Iꩵ know what he's capable of. And, you know, he said to me he's going to purposely go out of his way to crash into me, putting my f*****g he♔ad in the wall,” Russell said.
“I knew that was a bit of a heat of the moment thi🎉ng but when I went to see him the next day at the driver's parade, when Checo was there, when Carlos was t🌟here, and we were joking around a little bit, I saw it in his eyes that he means it.
“And, you know, he's a four-time world champion. When I compare his actions to the ones ꦬof Lewis, Lewis is the sort of world champion who I aspire to be like. The way he fought Max in 21 is hard. Very hard, it's fair. But never beyond the line.
— Lewis Larkam (@Lewis_Larkam)Asked by if Russell would look to speak to Verstappen to clear the air, he replied: “I don't need to talk to him. I don't need to t𒐪alk to him at all. There's nothing fꦡor me to say.”
Pushed on whether✨ he thinks their relationship may be broken beyond repair, Verstappen responded to mahbx.com: “I'm an adult. I'm not losing any 🐻sleep over it whatsoever. I know what Max is like. It's not the first time I've seen him like this.
“I've seen him like this as a 14-year-old in the go-kart paddock. So this is just me sharing and sharing what happened really ꦇon Saturday nigh🍃t.”
Russell in♐sisted the intention behind the escalation of their row is not to get Verstappen punished, but simply to stand up for himself.
“I'm not look🅷ing to get Max penalised,” he said. “I’m not looking for any repercussion from this. I am standing up for myself.
“For a guy who's coming out, questioning my integrity 𝓰as a person, slamming me in the press, and I just want to se🥂t the record straight. As I said, everybody's entitled to their own opinion.
“But, for🃏 me, he crossed 🦄a line at the weekend and that was too much. I have a thing about the swearing.”
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