Formula E ace Dan Ticktum has responded to the comments George Russell mꦍade in the wake of his controversial incident with M💞ax Verstappen in Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix.

Mercedes F1 driver Russell was hit by Red Bull rival 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Verstappen going into Turn 5 late in th💛e race, with the pair having also come to blows a few laps earlier at Turn 1.

Verstappen had slowed down on the approach to Turn 5 to let Russell through into fourth place,♌ acting in response to a request🔯 from Red Bull who believed he could be penalised for their previous clash.

But the Dutchman suddenly sped back up again and made contact with the Mercedes, picking up a 10-secon🅺d time penalty and three penalty points on his license for ca🍷using a collision.

Russell accused Verstappen of deliberately crashing into him, saying he had only seen such reckless♛ driving in the simulator or in karting.

Did George Russell reference Dan Ticktum?

When asked if any other driver would make such a move, he replied: "Not in Formula 1. Maybe in Formula E. Maybe one British driver in Form💃ula E.”

Although Russell did not explicitly name Ticktum, the remark was widely interpreted as a reference to the former Red Bull junior, whose career 🌼was infamously derailed in 2015 when he received a two-year b🐷an (one year suspended) for deliberately colliding with a rival under the safety car during an MSA Formula (now British F4) race at Silverstone.

Since then, Ticktum has rebuilt his reputation and found a new home in Formula E, where he currently races for theꦆ Porsche-powered Cupra Kiro team. 

The 25-year-old scored his first series podium in Tokyo just last month and sits a solid 10th in the champᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒊎⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚionship.

Responding to Russell’s dig via social media on Sunday night, Tickt♏um appeared unfazed and took the comments rather sportingly.

"I have just had a very nice e🌺vening with the team and some of the guys from Porsche here in Shanghai. I’m just onไ the way back to the hotel,” he said in a recorded message on Instagram.

"It has come to my attention via the Twittersp൲here that a certain driver in✱ Formula 1 - not to name names but his name is George Russell - has made some rather choice comments about a certain Formula E driver.

"He hasn't named my name, but it's quite ob🥀viously pointed at me. We'd like to address those comments that he made I believe on the team radio.

"Number one, thank you for the free publicity. We'll take that any day of the we🍃ek. And two, while what Max did today was a little ꦯbit sceptical, to be likened to him at any point in my career is a positive if you ask me. Goodbye."