168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell were “sat as far away from each other as possible” during the annual F1 driver dinner organised by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton.

That is according to McLaren’s Lando Norris, who took a cheeky swipe at the pair’s rivalry which🧜 escalated into a war of words at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Seven-time world champion Hamilton got the drivers together for their now customar🎃y end of year dinner in which the reigning world champion normally ends up footing the bill.

However, departing Sauber driver Valt൲teri Bottas revealed he covered the bill, which he says cost "about 20,000 local money", which works out at just over £4,000. 

Norris claimed his title rival Verstapp꧑en and Russell were at opposite ends of the table 🔜having shared a group photo on social media.

“2024 dinner! and yes, the two your thinking about were sat as far away from each other as possible,” Norris captioned his post on Instagra🌊m.

It appears that Aston Martin pai🅘r Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll, nor Haas driver Kevin Magnussen, attended the dinner.

F1’s newest driver Jack Doohan was not there, but Esteban Ocon - who will not race in Abu Dhabi after being replaced by the 2025🌊 rookie - did attend.

Russell v Verstappen row escalates

Russell sensationally clai🍌med on Thursday that Verstappen had threatened ಌto intentionally crash into him and “put his head in the f*****g wall” in Qatar.

"I don't know why he felt the need for this personal attack and🐼 I'm not going to take it,” Russell told media including mahbx.com. "This is me just setting the record straight, I am not going to stand here and let someone slam me personally.

"I knew that was a spur of the moment thing, but the next day, we were joking around a 🥃bit with [Sergio] Perez and Ca𒐪rlos [Sainz], I saw it in his eyes that he meant it.

"He's a four-time champion. Lewis [H♉amilton] is the champion I aspire to be - hard but fair; nev𓂃er beyond the line. We have a duty as drivers.

"For a world champion to come out and say he is going to go out of his way to crash into someone and put him on his head, that🎃 is not the example we should be setting.”

That came after Ve𒊎rstappen had criticised Russell for the role the Mercedes drive🐓r apparently played in pushing for the four-time world champion’s post-qualifying penalty last weekend.

Verstappen, who said he had “lost all respect” for Russel🐠l, doubled down on his attack in Abu Dhabi.

The Dutch༺man lဣabelled Russell as a “backstabber” and a “loser”.

"George is a b💮ackstabber,” Verstappen said to De Telegraafꦦ via ESPN Netherlands.

“The way he brings up all this nonsense - he’s just a loser. He lies and cobbles things together that don’t add up. I only voiceꦏd my opinion about his behaviour with the stewards.

“Clearly, he couldn’t handle that. And his comments about 2021? That’s how he acted with the stewards, insꦅinuati♔ng nonsense.”