Russell reveals Verstappen's threat to put his 'fucking head against the wall'

The British pilot described criticism of Max Verstappen as an intimidation tactic, after revealing that the Dutch He threatened to 'put my fucking head against the wall' at the Qatar Grand Prix. The current world champion spoke out against George Russell after last weekend's race, and said he had lost all respect for him because of the way he behaved in front of the stewards, which caused him to lose pole position.

Speaking of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, The Dutchman reaffirmed what he had said and assured that what the Englishman had done in trying to get the punishment was “shocking”.but that of Mercedes did not take lightly the comments of the Red Bullwho said they were “disrespectful and unnecessary” given how she had threatened him personally.

In statements to certain media, notably George Russell said: “I find it all rather ironic, given that on Saturday night he said he was going to purposely go out of his way to bump me and, I quote, 'put my fucking head against the wall '”.

“To question someone's integrity as a person, when they said something like that the day before, I find that very ironic, and I'm not going to sit here and accept it,” he said. he declared. “People were intimidated by Max [Verstappen durante años, y no se puede cuestionar su capacidad de conducción, pero no puede hacer frente a la adversidad siempre que algo ha ido en su contra”

“Arabia Saudí 2021, Brasil 2021, él arremete. Hungría este año, la primera carrera en donde su coche no era dominante, y chocó con Lewis [Hamilton]” He continued. “Like I said, for me those comments on Saturday night and Sunday were totally disrespectful and unnecessary, because what happens on the track, we fight hard, is part of racing. What's going on in the commissioners' room? “You fight hard, but it’s never personal, but now he’s gone too far.”

George Russell says he has no interest in talking to Max Verstappenwondering why other pilots were unwilling to talk about the Dutchman's tactics: “I just don't know why other pilots, when they were in that battle with him, did it so easily and let him do it.” Lewis is a world champion that I aspire to be like, and I think he is a role model for young people to follow. they should admire.

“And the way Lewis approached this championship fight was tough, aggressive, respectful at all times and never crossed the line,” he said. “You can cross the line if you make a small error in judgment, but cross the line if you say you're going to deliberately bump into someone and turn them upside down.” [contra la pared”.

Cuando se le preguntó por qué decidió hablar ahora, el británico respondió: “Porque ha salido en los medios de comunicación, siento que me ha faltado al respeto como piloto. Le conozco desde hace doce años, nos respetamos mutuamente desde antes, nunca hemos tenido ninguna colisión, pero tenemos a un tipo que está en la cima de este deporte y que se siente por encima de la ley, no creo que eso sea correcto”.

“Admiro sus batallas en la pista, y cuando es duro y agresivo, ero lo que vimos al final de la temporada en el 20221, o lo que vimos en México con Lando [Norris]“It wasn’t about harsh, aggressive maneuvers,” he said. “It was a matter of life and death, 'I'm ready to take this guy out,' which I don't think is the way we should act.”