Our reaction to the Verstappen/Russell DRAMA (and Friday Practice…)

[@reina.0_0]

This intro was more surprising than Max becoming a dad

[@JordanHarris]

It's always cringe. Fastest intro skip on my youtube

[@stephen01king]

@@JordanHarris Ok?

[@HarryMaguire68]

​@@JordanHarris "let me be different here🤓" ahh comment💀🙏

[@DarthThrash]

@@JordanHarris You should just leave this channel forever.

[@nicholaskatsikas4904]

Congrats to Max and Kelly btw for having a child genuinely happy for both of them.

[@EmeraldCDoha]

y’all should check out Geunther Steiner’s comments on how the stewards room meetings with the drivers works, and why max would have been pissed at the way George acted in the stewards room

[@chiyogaming]

Link or title pls

[@EmeraldCDoha]

@@chiyogaming kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJynmo2ur8-CbrMsi=_4Wohiy5C_CaqRhl

[@EmeraldCDoha]

@ Just because he isn’t a team principal anymore doesn’t mean everything he knows about f1 and the way it usually works is wrong 💀 nuance really comes to die on social media doesn’t it

[@annanear.]

@Bryan-k9e1ohe's still one of the very few who built a f1 team from the bottom up. he knows whats up

[@kkf12715]

Bin Russell fanboi spotted

[@snooperty]

The funniest part is Russel saying Michael massi would fear for his life if the roles were reversed… My brother in Christ, he had to move homes because of the number of death threats he received from team LH

[@RhomasTotevenaar]

​@Louis_Bautista are they? Perhaps you're biased on who is worse.

[@MMAli-rq8kd]

He'd have to move planets if he stole the championship from Verstappen the way he did to Hamilton. The "Orange Army" don't play 😂😂

[@rameshg878]

he was talking about the drivers kid, not about the fan base... DO You think max fan kids would have loved masi if he robbed max...????

[@misterlestari5772]

it's been millennia at this point and we are still talking about Massi

[@notsosalty838]

@@MMAli-rq8kd What the f are you smoking?

[@philbear21]

Did you see what Alonso added? He’s still salty (rightly so) about Russell losing his car 30 meters behind him in Australia and crashing into the wall, and Alonso getting a penalty. He reckons if the nationalities were reversed, the outcome would be different. Love it.

[@kylem324]

To me that incident is one that really started to show that George isn’t above misrepresenting facts to the stewards. He conveniently didn’t talk about how he was looking at his steering wheel.

[@ab8jeh]

Funny because everyone forgets when Alonso came on the radio and said he had 'car issues ' which just highlighted his guilt. If he was a footballer he would be diving all the time. So political.

[@allanfelix2613]

He has every right to be salty. That was one of the most ridiculous penalties I've seen in motorsport.

[@AllahIzafag730]

​@@allanfelix2613Not really randomly braking on a racetrack has always been penalised

[@777XGang]

⁠@AllahIzafag730 Randomly braking? Alonso never did that, are you dumb? You’re also making shit up like Russel lmao. What a yoke.

[@the5zero]

The fireworks outside while talking about the drama is no coincidence

[@AndyJHahn]

Y'all are awesome, but this is a big miss. Max is not really frustrated with the grid penalty; he's mad that George went so hard in front of the stewards. His point is/was that most drivers don't go after each other specifically in yhe stewards toom and that standard was broken by George. That is what he's mad about. George tried to claim that Max was cursing at the stewards. But, the reports are that Max never did that. George has been contradictrd several times now.

[@94notyou]

Wait, Max is talking about gentlemen agreements now? lmao bruh

[@omwaje6983]

@@94notyou As far as we know there is an unwritten rule among the drivers that they wont go hard in front of the stewards against a driver, which George did not follow

[@35rocker]

GR did the same in Australia after the Fernando incident, said one thing to the media and went hard in the stewards room. I'm backing MV on this one, I think George is making himself look precious and silly.

[@kristoffer3000]

@@35rocker Plus GR literally manufactured the entire incident, he was told on the radio that they were slow ahead and he saw them very clearly.

[@NikkiGoddess333]

def feels like max is in a position to just say what he wants and we are all entertained

[@twigsagan3857]

How easily George forgot Masi actually had to fear for his life.

[@MaxskiSynths]

I think he's talking about Max, not the fans.

[@philbear21]

@@twigsagan3857 ikr, maybe he shouldn’t be out here provoking a serial killer. I mean you can’t narrowly escape with your life from max shooting at you with a howitzer on track, then go talking smack about him when you have to go back into that oh so toxic environment with all those dangerous men and their icky testosterone, knowing he’s there, lurking with weapons of mass destruction and an irrational rage fueled sense of superiority, when Russell is such a dainty little thing, waiting to be ravaged. Oh, wait, is this a fantasy thing with George? I hear some women like that rough stuff lmao.

[@spankwish]

@@MaxskiSynthsso the fans are allowed to give death threats? Russel is speaking from a hypothetical place. Max might be an agressieve driver, but to imply that Max would physically harm Masi is a bit of a stretch. What’s the basis? Because he had a fight with Ocon years ago? By that same stupid logic, Russel is the most violent one. Not only crashed into Bottas, but also hitting Bottas on the head when he was still sitting in his car after the crash. Who does that…

[@alatreon7451]

@@MaxskiSynthsIf he did it to Max he’d have to be afraid of Jos, not Max.

[@cyan_oxy6734]

​@@alatreon7451 Max getting into a car 😎 Jos getting into a car (near) 💀

[@hisham_hm]

11:20 "Hirukawa fastest" Drugovich: am I a joke to you?

[@EugeneRimmer]

Not just that but he beat his teammate (Alonso)

[@AllKings]

8:41 the problem is, George wasn't defending himself, he wasn't the one that was under investigation. I don’t know how Tommy missed the mark completely. George was not defending himself to the stewards, he was allegedly pushing for a penalty for Max. So it's very different.

[@paperplane-db8qf]

@Bryan-k9e1omeanwhile Max literally broke the rule to screw over Lando in Mexico. Yet he yaps about integrity and respect in front of the media. All talk in front of the media and when it matters on track he becomes a two faced hypocrite.

[@AllKings]

@Bryan-k9e1o you clearly don't what you're talking about. 1. He wasn't using the rule book in his favor. There is no rule where 1 place grid penalty is recommended, it was completely made up to please Princess George. So you're WAY off the mark about using the rule book. 2. It's not just that Russell pushed for a penalty. He created that situation himself. AND the fact that he acted like it's no big deal in front of the media and then went to stewards and pushed for it. It's the two-facedness that prompted Max to make that comment. He wouldn't have made that comment if Russell had expressed the same opinion both in public and in private. You clearly don't understand or refuse to understand the whole situation, so please don't embarrass yourself by talking nonsense. Also, George never denied that he acted differently. He went on an unrelated tirade about 2021, bullying, etc. The fact that he didn't deny it is making it more likely that the allegation is true.

[@Xlsy221]

​@Bryan-k9e1o "the one place grid penalty was a compromise for the larger penalty he could have gotten" Stopped reading after that. That's exactly the point, they mention a three page grid penalty for impeding a driver on a fast lap. Both drivers were on a build lap where, by definition, you can't impede someone. So they made up a one place grid penalty for impeding on a build lap, which is absurd.

[@tinlapyuen3734]

⁠​⁠​⁠@Bryan-k9e1o The funny thing is, there’s no measure/range for what delta is going to give penalty, and every driver are doing the same thing every GP. But some how Russel doing different which make this drama😂

[@Formula1bliz]

I find it unbelievable how Max is being made out to be the bad guy. He literally got an UNPRESEDENTED penalty because of Russell’s theatrics (not to even mention Russell clearly fabricated that on track) and was allowed to be upset over that. Russell is so rattled by Max calling out his two faced behavior that he has resorted to personally attacking Max, saying Max hates his team, bringing up conpletely unrelated things that happened YEARS ago, making up imaginary scenarios (claiming Max would kill Masi), and making up clear lies. Utterly repulsive how Russell gets away with this behavior, if anyone is a bully it’s him.

[@scratastic1]

Max is clever enough knowing to never interrupt your enemy if he's making a mistake, just let the rat show his true colors like he does now. A group of people still sour from Abu Dhabi 21 will of course believe him blindly, but the rest of the people won't

[@arcenistpyro2220]

@Bryan-k9e1o A lot of words. Also a lot of total BS an utter lies.

[@AnOnymous-go7kn]

@Bryan-k9e1o Tell me you're a Hamilton fan boy without telling me you're a Hamilton fan boy.

[@iLeetjeeh]

​@Bryan-k9e1oyou're glazing Russel all over this comment section😂 Go kiss the poster you have of him goodnight and let the grown-ups talk😅

[@thephoenixfromtheashes]

"I find it unbelievable how Max is being made out to bw the bad guy" lol all i see in the comments here is Max glazers and Russel haters, sure some few say Max is the bad guy, but its like 10% or less these fabricated realities are almost as bad as these made up "facts", that 'need to be true, ..uH ... ... Uh... ..... ,because'

[@JWF111]

When Crofty is saying George is lying that should tell you all you need to know

[@willc3421]

Crofty says a lot of things, not sure he's the voice of truth

[@wildwilco]

The way George replied to max's comments.... hes absolutely admitting to everything max has said. George is totally inside the FIA, he went above and beyond to get that absolute bullcrap penalty put on verstappen... hes completely proved verstappen two-faced comments. Hes completely unfit to be head of the GDPA.

[@JWF111]

@@willc3421 I agree, but when even Crofty is not defending the British driver..

[@soundscape26]

Which is funny because Max swearing is usually excused on the terms of "that's how Dutch people are", so him not swearing would be the unusual thing here.

[@Cloxxki]

@@willc3421 Consider his long established bias.

[@ioannistsak9843]

I couldn't get past 0:10. I am sorry.

[@ThatOneGuy5540]

Greatest intro I have ever seen

[@JordanHarris]

Stop encouraging them

[@DarthThrash]

@@JordanHarris Stop existing.

[@AaronAL59]

Just when I thought they couldn't get better lol

[@DarthThrash]

@@JordanHarris Stop existing.

[@cmc9823]

Yes

[@rogertrepels9245]

Hey guys, watch the Qatar press conference back again. Max referenced to the way GR tried to screw him over during the stewards meeting, that is "you and your FIA friends" stands for

[@Icasus]

The fact Crofty is backing Max says a lot. Sky Sports has a huge brit bias, so the fact he is going against it really says something. I don't believe a word Russell is saying.

[@ciaranmcguinness8900]

Its not so much the penalty that Max is msd at, it's Russell being two faced that's got him angry, Russell was all smiles after qualifying and patting Max on the back, having a laugh with him acting like good mates, but when they got to the stewards Russell did a complete 180 and acted like Max could have caused a horrific crash and needed to be penalized

[@paperplane-db8qf]

Yeah and Max yaps about integrity, respect and friendship to the media. And then on track he breaks the rules to screw over Lando in Mexico. Brake checks Lewis in Saudi. Biggest two faced liar on the grid crying about someone playing his own game. Nothing new really. “You can’t just divebomb” “You can’t move under braking” - Maximum Hypocrisy

[@twigsagan3857]

​@@paperplane-db8qfbrake checks Hamilton? Look that video again a few times. Max was slowing down for 6 seconds already. 6 solid seconds! Man, you people...

[@duqial]

​@@paperplane-db8qf yeah but he is such a chill and honest guy that talks shit about sb he is angry about to the media instead of addressing it directly with the person he is upset with. Integrity is lost on that guy 😂

[@bfa-xi1py]

@@paperplane-db8qf Ohhh kid, how many yellow cards and red cards in football and they still like each other? You are just a hate kid.

[@chrisjanstam1726]

The aren’t rivals, max has 4 world championships under his belt, Gorge has yet to win 4 races.

[@michaellawrence399]

Omg 😂😂😂😂 - I love this

[@qbi4614]

How did Max get her pregnant?

[@chrisjones5411]

Didn't realise you need to be statistically better to call out a cnut.

[@Crazycatman]

@@qbi4614Maybe the way everyone gets pregnant??

[@Trippenzoid]

@@qbi4614 maybe u need to go back to school on this one.

[@naruto_editscom]

announcing pregnancy had best timing ever😂

[@wildwilco]

Georges responce to max, going so hard in, hes kinda proving verstappens point... hes saying how absolutely right verstappen was with his comments...

[@johanfeenstra8778]

Some Russel quotes: Max is borderline violent. Max is getting away with murder..... Russell is complete out of his mind.

[@AlexSteenOlsen]

Bro you are clueless

[@ab8jeh]

Max didn't have to go public. He went first, and the hypocritical behaviour is telling.

[@aw3some470]

@@johanfeenstra8778 Taking qoutes like getting away with murder completly out of context elimnates your entire argument

[@Themusefan4life]

@@johanfeenstra8778 Raikkonen said it too. "If Max is allowed to continue like this, he will injure someone. Badly:"

[@8020erwin]

George not denying it but goes full in with trying to make Max look bad says enough. He(George) even said we fight hard on track and in the stewards room. So he is ok with it. He is just not ok with it, that max told everyone how he acted. He is just angry people find out who he is.

[@ab8jeh]

Everyone treating Max like the Messiah is insufferable. The guy is the biggest hypocrite on the grid.

[@8020erwin]

@@ab8jeh you can't stand people with a different opinion, good for you

[@8020erwin]

@Bryan-k9e1oI must have missed the video were he denied it, but you can point me to it.

[@duqial]

​@@8020erwin yeah bcs it's dumb to act ok towards George and not adress smth with him directly and then talk shit to the media Max supposedly hates and know how bad it can run with bs while putting himself as some authority in the situation that has 0 integrity and is pure I am angry he got one over me. George doesn't mind him expressing his opinion but the hypocrisy Max is performing.

[@ginomone1878]

Matt.. even crofty says russel is lying.

[@Alucard-gt1zf]

George did say in an interview that max came swearing into the stewards room even before george had said anything So yeah, hes spewing absolute bullshit abkut max while trying to make himself look like the victim ​@Reyzour

[@byMyXzx1]

@@Reyzour Also, there's nothing wrong in saying that, Russell is already accostumed to crashing by himself...

[@carosel43]

crofty talks such utter crap his opinion carries no weight at all

[@ginomone1878]

@Bryan-k9e1o well i do know there is British bias. But when even they say Russel is lying i would believe it more easily then when it game from Dutch media. So yes now he is siding to max says a lot! And you dont have to be so degenarate!

[@TomWPalmer94]

Crofty is a twat and shouldn't even be commentating.

[@Csks]

I love how max told the media “Russell acts 2 faced I’ve never seen that sort of behavior to the stewards.” Russel responds “He’s a monster, he almost murdered Ocon in Brazil. He would’ve killed Michael Masi in ‘21 if roles were reversed someone needs to stop him. I’ll be the one.” Max “I’m gonna be a dad😄” Russel has 3 race wins Verstappen has 4 championships they’re the same age. Max will be gone from f1 before he’s 30 when the new regs kick in, if they aren’t address at least. George will be fighting Kimi Antonelli.

[@hanskuijsten2380]

While Masi actually received death threats after '21. From Hamilton/Merc fans.

[@duqial]

The fact that they are the same age doesn't really take into the consideration the nuances of their both careers, which were vastly different for obvs reasons. Yeah Max went and talked shit to the media so George talked about shit everyone knows about Max and isn't nice bcs who wants their integrity attacked?

[@Csks]

@@duqial “nuances” I understand F1 is the most vulnerable sport to this sort of thing. With that said “nuances” don’t separate the gap of being signed to a F1 team at 16 being the youngest race winner of all time in your first race with your new team, going toe to toe with the greatest of all time and (controversially) coming out on top, winning 21 races (10straight) in one season or having 4wdc. Leclerc, Norris, Russell, and even Piastri are special special talents but it’s not “nuance” that separates any of them from Verstappen.

[@RuudJH]

I found it strange that Russell reacted this way. He could have just said: 'Max talks BS', and leave it to the public to decide who lied and who talked the truth. Instead he counter attacks Verstappen on his driving style, and in a way he seems to think everyone hates Verstappen's agressive driving . In a way to make himself the hero of the story. Btw. obviously Max doesn't immediately retaliate, but be assured at some point, when it matters, he will remember this whole affair.

[@Wmeester1971]

@Bryan-k9e1o "ask Vettel" ... Actually that is not true. After his retirement he had nothing to praise about max's skills on german TV. And Lando I don't think he hates his driving either. He has been rather mild about it. And georges response mature? bringing up Masi receving death threats is HAM would have won, while he did receive exactly those death threats when VER won. Give me a break.

[@Jason-jb1vs]

@Bryan-k9e1o George lliterally claims Max said he was gonna let him past, how would you ever believe that is ture? We all know it is impossibel for Max to say such thing

[@RuudJH]

@Bryan-k9e1o As far as you're concerned, I AM the PR god :D. Haha. For the rest of it, I'm not going to explain it any further. You've obviously made your mind up. All I can say is: NO, not everybody hates Verstappen's driving style. Naming a few drivers who occasionally have had their conflicts with Verstappen does not count.

[@Kaimax61]

@Bryan-k9e1o Lmao look another member of the two faced snake cult

[@cthomsen4]

​@Bryan-k9e1oI think even a PR god like yourself would know that the way George is attacking Max in the media is not shining a very positive light on him. Remember that George is supposed to be the head of the GPDA and represent the drivers as a whole, then it doesn't look good that he can't deal with this in a civilised manner. I know that people don't trust the stewards and the FIA at the moment, but if Max really did say something inappropriate in the stewards room in Qatar then there would have been a fine or a penalty, and there isn't.

[@mr.iceman_]

the intros keep getting wilder and wilder 😂😂😭

[@user-uj2ku5fk7c]

This points out to a bigger issue in F1 : everybody expects the stewarts to be morons. Therefore when they make a dumb call based on a drivers word its the drivers fault, not the stewarts, becauce they're incompetent anyway. In a football match if a player said that he should be given a penalty even though nothing happened and the referee agreed everyone would blame the referee because he is suppose to know better.

[@detmer87]

You can say what you want about Max but he's the most (unfiltered :p )honest guy in F1 by a mile...

[@DenDave_]

The fact that George will talk about anything except about what happened in that stewards room is speaks volumes in my opinion.

[@Howsmekowdendan]

"We fight hard on track and at the stewards". No George, you fight on track.

[@Cloxxki]

Where does someone like George learn all these deflecting and projection verbal techniques? Pretty advanced stuff that it's tricking so many people when they CAN SEE HIS LYING FACE.

[@decentish8546]

Why would he speak about it? Yeah he pushed for a penalty. That’s part of the game. No need for Max to cry about it.

[@nikhileshkillada4217]

Let's keep in mind that this is not the first time Max has been upset about the stewards' decision. But it is the first time Max has be miffed with a driver to this extent. This makes me think that maybe, Max is saying some degree of truth.

[@kobebruynooghe8111]

Yes, previously, Max would say stuff about not agreeing with the stewards (to various degrees), but almost never about the driver. At most, he would say "I don't know what he was thinking", or smth like that. This is completely different.

[@ab8jeh]

Ocon?

[@paperplane-db8qf]

lol please. He was pissed at Lewis, pissed at Ocon, pissed at Perez for half a year or more. Pissed at Russell now.

[@AlertConsument-py6te]

​@@paperplane-db8qfbut now he was backstabbed by a typical British hyp0crite snitch.

[@motelghost477]

Toto Wolfe can kiss goodbye to ever signing the best driver on the grid.

[@BPBomber]

I’m not sure. I think Toto’s crush on Max is why he made sure to insult Horner and not Max. I don’t think Toto really stood up for GR because we all know he’d gladly boot GR to the curb if he had a whiff of signing Max.

[@impugnu7852]

@@BPBomber Exactly, Toto knows Jos doesn't like Horner either, and Max's loyalty is to Marko, not Horner. Him supporting GR as his boss is his job, so no hard feelings there. Besides, Toto’s crush on Max is one of the reasons why GR feels threatened by Max.

[@JohnKuhles1966]

‼ George Russell was TOLD "two slow cars ahead" then acting "surprised" ... utterly pathetic! 🌐George "he just turned into me" Russell is such a liar and victim. He can never do wrong, it's always Bottas' fault or Max's fault. ⚠George lost respect for Max, and the whole world lost respect for George. Well done princess. 17 other drivers were going slow with the same delta. Max has slowed down because Alonso was in front of him. You would know that if you had any racing knowledge at all.

[@thecaptain5026]

All we have to do is look at the faces of other F1 drivers reacting to Russels actions at the press conference. They are all aware of Russel being full of sh*t.

[@ab8jeh]

I think they really don't want to get involved.

[@issammelzi728]

​@@ab8jehalonso certainly did

[@ab8jeh]

@@issammelzi728 Alonso always wants to be involved. That's his ego. The guy has a museum to himself ff s.

[@randomchicken0490]

​@issammelzi728 he kind of defended Russell by saying he doesn't agree that George is two-faced. He thinks the penalty is BS, like all of us do, but he puts the blame on the FIA, not Russell. Which is where I don't really understand Max. Why is he so pissed at Russell? George should try to gain a competitive advantage by any means possible as long as it is within the rules. He would be a pretty lousy racing driver if he didn't. Max has shown multiple times that he would do the same, and that's what I don't understand about this whole thing.

[@11bornrich]

​@@randomchicken0490 Russ must've really pushed for the penalty and damn near thrown a fit going all the way over the top and he does give off that impression of being two-faced and over the top. We've seen him try and throw Lewis under the bus during races & now he's trying to be manipulative and drag Lewis into his issue. He's a great racer but something is very off about him.

[@Southpawdg1]

This is just proof that George is exactly what Max said he is. He went out of his way to bring out a 2021 reference. I think George is just showing his true colors.

[@ab8jeh]

He's had enough of the double standard hypocrite. He said something when it would be easier to say nothing. Good to stand up to bullies

[@issammelzi728]

​@@ab8jehyeah man, what a bully, how dare he win 4 championships he should let other drivers have a go too it's not fair to win 4 in a row

[@yt.personal.identification]

Why people pretend that 2021 only had 1 controversial incident is such a British media creation. Silverstone is conveniently ignored. It is pathetic, whiny , and boring. Anyone making that claim looks either biased or just plain stupid - probably both. Typical whinging...

[@ab8jeh]

@issammelzi728 so dumb, I don't know where to start responding to that 🤣

[@ManOfPillowDoom]

​@@ab8jeh Read that as "I'm so dumb I don't have anything to actually counter your argument"

[@ltaylor2799]

George is freaking out bc if Max decides he wants to move to Merc, he’s the one who will get tossed aside not Antonelli. i think he’s vastly overestimating people believing him over Max, the comments about him saying“i was going to let you pass” are so wildly fake 😂

[@kergdersin6064]

I think the “I was going to let you pass” is more max has already won the championship and had no intention of driving like it’s on the line. But instead max drove out of spite

[@ozymandias7940]

I don't think Verstappen would ever seriously consider a move to Mercedes. For one thing, they couldn't afford him and secondly, Max is a winner and he has said on numerous occasions that he could never be in the midfield in an uncompetitive car, driving around in circles with no hope of winning. Mercedes are a far cry from where they used to be competitively and could not guarantee a fast car. Look what happened to Hamilton. From King status to no status. They have lost something. Sure, glimpses of their former glory days with a win here and there, but very inconsistent.

[@11bornrich]

@@ozymandias7940 But everyone has been talking about the upcoming changes, no one knows who will be at the top of the field next season.

[@paperplane-db8qf]

The driver who dominated a 7 time WDC isn’t insecure like Maxipad.

[@alicekoppenol-pitti6257]

The most amusing part is Toto calling Horner a terriër when he himself is named after ...a terrier ( Toto from the wizard of Oz)

[@taand4725]

I love irony

[@kimi88cz]

Russell is just trying to PR himself to someone who can challenge Max. He is just a snake. He did the same to Bottas. GR is nowhere near the level of Max when it comes to driving and personality

[@MrJeanjean2009]

"They all just fully turn against me!!"

[@user-uj2ku5fk7c]

The way you talk about those people with such certainty as if you actually know anything about them is fascinating.

[@JaydanPuriel]

@@user-uj2ku5fk7c Sorry but this comment is nowhere near the comments Max has got over the years

[@issammelzi728]

Yeah, it's so ironic when he talks about max's past incidents and ignores his crashes in singapore, cota, imola, australia etc ... and the endless amounts of "he just turned into me"

[@AllahIzafag730]

​@@JaydanPurielokay?

[@JPEaglesandKatz]

Max won't loose a second of sleep over all of this.....

[@blaymeister]

He might in about 9 months 🤣

[@alexpickering735]

@@blaymeister hahah this made me chuckle and kelly im sure will lose sleep too 😂😂

[@thetruebatman4632]

@@blaymeisterI’m sure he’ll have a team of butlers, maids, and nannies picked out and ready to go by then lol.

[@issammelzi728]

Yeah, his response is similar to what he said about being booed, he will go home with a 4th world championship trophy whilst russell can go back home and write another paragraph about how max is a bully

[@paperplane-db8qf]

lol Russell lives in his head rent free he had to go cry to the media after 1 day even after winning a race.

[@dohtje5029]

You're calling it a rivalry.. But it seems Max isn't even giving George a 2nd look and George is now crying couse most of the media took Max' side in the rediculous 1 grid drop penalty

[@chrisjones5411]

Pound sand.. Russell is just responding to the cracky toddler threatening violence because of something that doesn't matter.

[@HyakuJuu01300]

The brits crying as usual.

[@loiteringrambler1268]

14:40 there is a reason for it: he has stated he will only have kids when he is retired. Remember Vettel who stated multiple times that he would only create a social media account when he retired and guess what happened. I remember the hype when vettel announced his social media but i was sad because i knew what that meant. so no i wouldnt be surprised

[@mysterionslyther5762]

But what if it was unplanned, it doesn't seem like he is ready to retire yet. He has a certain British driver to smash now

[@einstijn138]

​@@mysterionslyther5762 I think he might leave after 2025 because new regs start in 2026. Maybe he comes back a few years later when it's clear which team is good. Also, Kelly's story and them calling it a "miracle" makes it seem as if it wasn't unplanned but rather that they might have actually encountered some struggles trying to conceive.

[@mysterionslyther5762]

@@einstijn138 max Verstappen has gone on a sabbatical🤣🤣,but jokes aside if he seriously leaves RB now or like in a year they are f..ed because they will have no driver lineup left

[@mysterionslyther5762]

@@einstijn138 max has gone on a sabbatical. But if he leaves than RB will have serious driver problems

[@einstijn138]

@@mysterionslyther5762 could that be why they haven't fired checo yet... 🤔

[@vpnconsult]

I dont believe that max said he wanted to put George "with his head in the Wall" its like a really british sentence a non british dutchman would not say.

[@Howsmekowdendan]

Goed punt.

[@Howsmekowdendan]

Jij kan me vast vertellen hoe ik gratis f1 kan kijken😂

[@Mike.W.Dasher]

I don't want to call George a liar... but... it would be a good lie to tell, since the chances of contact on track were so likely. It would have been a real greasy way to get Max in deep trouble, since they reported the alleged threat to the FIA before the race.

[@vpnconsult]

@@Howsmekowdendan jawel maar het komt niet door de comment filter van yt heen. Heb er ook een filmpje over maar er zijn meer manieren

[@samueldorrington8990]

It's not quite the same, it's a British phrase to say "Put your head through a wall", but George quoted Max as saying "Put you on your head, in the Wall". Which are phrases used in online racing.

[@MazeMouse]

Max' problem wasn't that George was defending himself. Max' problem with George was how he's so different in front of the camera compared to how he is with the stewards. And I would agree, that does make George incredibly two-faced if true.

[@ingridwennekers2373]

His own teammate LH has been very dissapointed with the car and made that clear over the radio. He didn’t want to drive thuis car and last week wanted to retire the car. And then Russel mentiones that Max should not be so negative on the radio towards his team. How many engineers posted their cv after the comments of Lewis?..

[@Martijn8376]

no one rates George as much as George himself, it's those moments right after a race or quali when the top 3 drivers are taking of their helmets, getting a drink and so on and in the rare occasion George is one of those 3, he's always patting the other drivers on their back in a way that says: yeah, you were great but did you see what a monumental perfomance I just gave, cracks me up every time

[@kisakitettaTMG]

george wanting to bring the fight to max on track and mentally but clearly issnt ready for the directness of a dutchman

[@paperplane-db8qf]

Nah he’s not ready for the hypocrisy of the Dutchman who yaps about integrity and respect to the media but goes and breaks the rules on track to screw over his competitors.

[@Quasmin]

If you didn't knew George was "that guy" you can't read people... George will bring up Max daddy issues and not feel bad about it. This can get really spicy.

[@ChrisCar-ym9ds]

It's a "he said, she said" situation, got me crackin'! 🤣👌🏻

[@toaojjc]

You mean Max en Karen?😂

[@psychedbypat]

the live reporter vibes in this are immaculate. hope the camel was compensated for its appearance!

[@tehexosus5674]

Russel is a hypocrite that rarely (if ever?) takes responsibility for his action. Last few years it became clearer and clearer. I guess spotlight didn't do him a favour.

[@chrisjones5411]

So is Max.

[@paperplane-db8qf]

At least Russell doesn’t blame his team when he crashes into another driver. Unlike Sir Max Crashtappen.

[@noahhartley4854]

The glazing is crazy. 😂😂😂😂max is the biggest hypocrite, you’re just mad George called him out for his tantrum over something george did that was completely legal. It’s called being a competitor.

[@ottoッ]

​@@paperplane-db8qf max never did that bruh, in Hungary this year he blamed ham. Cry

[@tehexosus5674]

​ @chrisjones5411 Max Verstappen, driver known for speaking his mind is a hypocrite? Do you know what 'contradiction' means? ​ @paperplane-db8qf 'At least' is your standard? At least George 'he turned into me' Russel doesn't blame his team when he crashes into another driver. What a guy. ​@@noahhartley4854 I'm not mad. I'm disappointed that mister Saturday became a Diva. Can't say there were no signs though. And before you go 'but Max' - it doesn't matter, others wrongs don't make you right. Grow up maybe? And no, perjury is not 'completely legal' and doesn't help the sport. Moreover if you position yourself being better than that. I think British call that: being a twat.

[@traaaaaaiiiiiins4787]

George's reaction just prooves max's point. Slimey politicing.

[@BwInNewJersey]

No it proves George’s point. Max is incapable of handling or adversity just like…….. his Dad

[@BwInNewJersey]

‘Politicing’ isn’t a word btw genius. Proves*

[@DutchObserver]

I believe so too. Also, if Max would actually have made those threats he would have come out with it immediately and not only after Max told the world what had been going on in the steward's room.

[@DutchObserver]

​@@BwInNewJerseyMax' style becomes more aggressive if things aren't working out, sure, but threatening others is not like Max. And neither is lying.

[@zuluwhiskey9049]

@@BwInNewJerseyWhich version of F1 are you watching? Starting from 17th while your opponent starts from pole? How did Max deal with that?

[@Wappie667]

There's no drama, just russel throwing a tantrum

[@user-uj2ku5fk7c]

and Max hasnt ???

[@paperplane-db8qf]

This coming from a Maxipad and his fanboys who were crying constantly for the last 5 GPs. You guys cried so much in Brazil over a standard red flag that the track even got flooded.

[@noahhartley4854]

@@user-uj2ku5fk7cdude I can’t believe the amount of glazing going on. These people are actually defending verstappen who started all this by crying to the media that George used the rule book to gain an advantage (completely legal). It’s just sad to see everyone hating on a driver that is competitive and glorifying another that is always doing exactly what he is complaining about

[@cjwright1960]

GR is 5th best driver on the grid (maybe not even) and he talks like he is a world champion already.

[@patricktrakzel9657]

He has not got that skill.

[@Its_Spirit]

George "Two Face" Russel showing his true colours without realising hes shooting himself in the foot. Classic.

[@kimi88cz]

I am yet to see a GR fan. Most unlikeable driver on the grid

[@Cloxxki]

The FIA love the guy.

[@tuna5618]

He has long had a reputation for being two-faced, diplomatic in front of the cameras but a snake behind the scenes. People have been saying this for years.

[@soundscape26]

There's a very prominent George fan in the comments of many F1 videos

[@soundscape26]

@@Cloxxki Tbh he's the head of the GPDA which recently fired over the FIA because of the swearing row

[@Kaimax61]

Most you see in the comments are max haters acting like they are George fans

[@ltaylor2799]

I know you guys are aware exactly how we feel about George bc it was the only thing the entire audience at our P1 Live event could agree on was George slander lol. So many of Lewis’ fans already dislike him, why not add in Max fans? next up Lando and Alonso 🤣

[@adenkyramud5005]

I mean... alonso fans probably already dislike him for the incident where alonso got a penalty because GR was too busy looking at his steering wheel to pay attention to what was going on around him, leading to him losing control.

[@AllKings]

Rusell says he won't let Max pass just because he's Max -> proceeds to let Max pass him before the first corner of the first lap in Qatar. Russell says he would've won the championship if he was in the McLaren -> proceeds to lose P2 to Lando before the first corner of the first lap in Qatar. One must imagine Lando smiling under his helmet while George lost P2 before turn 1 after all that talk about how he would've won the title in the McLaren. Says he won't let Max pass like the others have and will stand up to him -> has seemingly forgotten the battles between Max and Lewis, Max and Charles. He downplays the efforts of other drivers like Lewis and Charles to make himself seem like the only who doesn't let Max pass. Calls Max violent -> hits Bottas on his helmet while still on an active track when Bottas hadn't even gotten out of his car, and after an incident that was his own fault. At least the Max vs. Ocon incident was Ocon's fault and Max confronted him in the FIA garage, and not on track while the driver was still in the car after a huge crash. Russell is such a hypocrite and liar. George "he just fully turned into me" Russell is never at fault; it's always Max's fault, Bottas's fault, Alonso's fault, etc. He has hamassed his car into the barrier multiple times, sometimes even when not under pressure. So it's hard to take him seriously when Osama bin Russell thinks he can beat Max. Honestly, this guy so desperately wants to seem like a title contender and feels left out. So he forces himself into the conversation. It'd be better if he could back up his words on track.

[@RandomCarrot2806]

Nobody can really know who is in the right between Verstappen and Russel, but considering the specific thing Verstappen is calling him out for (being 2 faced and backstabby) while Russel is being vague about what went on with the stewards that lends more credibility towards Verstappen for me.

[@zahraali4326]

I think Max is right in this specific case, but he is focusing on specific points to exaggerate it and was wrong for bringing it to the media, and George is right overall about Max being a bully, aggressive, and unprofessional.

[@Mike.W.Dasher]

Yeah, that was my feeling too. Russell didn't really dispute anything Max said, but instead got defensive and talked about standing up to the "bully", etc. Meanwhile I think Crofty said during FP1 that they asked someone who was in room if Max cursed during the stewards meeting, and they said no, so that kinda pokes a hole in George's story.

[@Minifliek]

@@zahraali4326 Unprofessional he is not, a bully and agressive absolutely.

[@zahraali4326]

@Minifliek for bringing it to the media the way he did, yeah, it was unprofessional...

[@Salafessien]

-David Croft questions swearing allegations against Max -DAZN commentator said George had a reputation already, and drivers call him Georgina for crying too much. -Will Buxton said Max is not the first one to call of George a 2 faced guy, only the first one to do so publicly, -F1 Photographer agreed with Max's 2-faced comments Russell is a little politician, tap dancing around the conversation by bringing up unrelated topics like 2021 and how Max should be an example to kids watching F1(???) instead of addressing what happened in the stewards room, he just does theatrics and unrelated character assasination. Everyone in the paddock knew how he is, now the public does.

[@junyjaxkson7866]

The funny thing is that Russell is seven years in F1 and now its the first time people talk about him. Was never relevant in F1 and he just have to talk about Max. He's finaly has his 5 mintures of fame...

[@mouseDown83]

I don't welcome this drama, I really feel for Max. F1 isn't about racing anymore

[@AnOnymous-go7kn]

@Bryan-k9e1o Dude, how old are you - 12?

[@MrPsychomonkey]

GR and merc must have really pushed for max to get a penalty for blocking a cool down lap. A moment that always sticks with me GR instant reaction to his crash with bottas a while back.

[@deviatefishy]

11:20 RIP, Drugovich.

[@rafaelmarcos.digital]

yeah...

[@effectswere2036]

I’m an English man living in The Netherlands. The Dutch have a saying, it translates in English “ I will put your your head in the wall , behind the wallpaper “ which in actual fact kind of comes close to sending someone to Coventry

[@adenkyramud5005]

Could you maybe explain the meaning of this for those from neither england nor the Netherlands? Is it just a "I'll kick your arse and show you who's boss" type thing?

[@ExodiaNecross2]

Why does anyone care about this between george & max when george is not on max level at all?

[@tuttutteddy8889]

Max pushing people of the track, George complaining in steward room. It’s all the same thing Russell realised he couldn’t beat Max on the track. So he used the politics of f1 to aid him. Drivers have been doing it for years I don’t see why so many people are mad.

[@ShadowsOfNight22]

I wouldn't be surprised if russel saying everything he is right now and toto helping it along doesn't actually have to do with lewis leaving mercedes and such a shit car and mercedes been screwing him for what it seems all year and trying to have people talking about russel and max instead of how crappy mercedes have treated lewis and don't want the bad press. the only problem is it seems like its backfiring and george coming out of this looking even worse in most peoples eyes and mercedes still trying to be a talking point even though a lot of their fan base will be leaving with lewis. but thats just my opinion

[@driedupgoliathan]

Russel is the Karen of F1

[@jrx3361]

I think we all know that honour belongs to Horner

[@A.Northernlights]

😂

[@Mike.W.Dasher]

And you didn't think it was possible for "gladiators" to bully each other! lol

[@nutellabrah6718]

Lmao at the start. We actually need to make Williams mechanics a heroic meme.

[@martinaalderink7773]

Verstappen has already won over Russel, another place to live rent-free

[@paperplane-db8qf]

Russell lives rent free in Max’s head. To actually be that upset for over a day, then say those comments to Russell about purposely crashing into him. And then bitching about him to the media after he won is just pathetic.

[@HyakuJuu01300]

He owns the brit heads lol

[@ninthundertow]

"We tried doing this in the desert but then rave music came on" is a crazy statement... 😂

[@janklas7079]

Did you know MAx won more World Championships, than Russel won races?

[@duqial]

Did you know that their careers and cars they drove are VASTLY different?

[@janklas7079]

@@duqial not really, acutally. But if it makes you feel better to use this as an excuse..

[@thequinlanshow3326]

The alpaca spit in the intro was perfect 😂 best intro yet

[@scrubsscrubs694]

The problem is it is only drama. It won't result in better racing because Geoge just isn't competition for Max.

[@Jessieatscheese]

Thank you for mentioning the fact that all of the quotes going around are hearsay. The amount of people I’ve seen running with George’s Max quote about putting him in the wall as fact now, and the response towards Max because of it has been insane to me. Even when his response was, “I didn’t say it like that,” the fans have said “see, he did say it!!!” and this is leading to people literally calling him to be penalised or have legal action against him, like no joke. 😭 This entire debacle is hearsay, right from Max’s first accusation that George acted the way he did in the stewards room (max didn’t actually quote him, but we still weren’t there so we have no idea what way George did or didn’t act). Everything, George’s quotes, Crofty’s quote about there not having been swearing in the steward’s room, Ted’s quote about “you and your FIA friends…”, etc…. Not a single one can be confirmed as true until video gets released (and honestly, I’m not sure we can even trust DtS considering how they’ll probably edit whatever they did capture lol). People will just believe whichever quotes support the driver they like/give them an excuse to hate the driver they don’t, and meanwhile there’s a chance none of us know even close to the full story and never will. It’s all so silly.

[@mikemelina7395]

George was lying, he was making up stories trying to paint himself both as victim and hero of the other drivers standing up to the bully". M4X didn't do any of the stuff George said he did, all he did was call him a two-faced prick, beat him into turn 1, win the race and expose Russell for the princess he is.

[@krptnexe]

riding another grown man this hard is insane

[@TheMrob25]

other than the on the track results I don't understand what you've come across to come to any of these conclusions

[@josephisverygood]

Mate you forgot the speech marks at “ standing up to the bully “

[@tyranus1111]

Maybe not but max did park his car on the apex on a slow lap. Penalty every day. Throwing fits over it changes nothing.

[@georgevanzonderen6491]

​@@tyranus1111bit Karen russel was warned about slow cars ahead by his engineer and he accelerated instead of slowing down, he could see clearly the cars ahead from a mile away and stil he made that stupid move of the grid. He was clearly out to screw others and in this case Max, ser up plan because he has no where any skill nor talent to bring it on to Max on the track

[@Lewythefly]

Nice 1 bedroom, 1 bed apartment you guys have got there

[@DenDave_]

Personally I feel like George is in the wrong here. Its a fine line between doing everything you can to be the best and being out of control aggressive, but one thing thats for sure is that its all part of racecraft when you do it on the track. Pushing hard for a fellow driver to get a penalty, especially in the stewards room, and double especially in a situation that is not at all that serious, is just childish and I completely understand why Max is so pissed off about his change in personalities in public and behind closed doors.

[@paulmunster212]

By your logic do you also agree that Max getting Lando a penalty last week is childish?

[@kristoffer3000]

@@paulmunster212 That's not even close to the same and you know it.

[@paulmunster212]

@@kristoffer3000 It’s exactly the same intent. Trying to get another driver a penalty.

[@kristoffer3000]

@@paulmunster212 Intent yes, everything else is different. Max didn't create the situation where Lando got a penalty, he simply called attention to it, like literally every driver does.

[@georgewoodman839]

​@@kristoffer3000just like George called attention to max driving way under his delta time. It's all the same under different scenarios. Both instances were a driver raising awareness of another driver breaking the rules. I think the grid penalty was harsh, but ultimately it was the stewards who deemed it worthy of a penalty..

[@Arnaud58]

@02:02 A unique event has taken place, David Croft openly calling a fellow countryman a liar on a British channel.👴👌😊 There is no reason to distrust him this time, respect is due, one for the books!👴👌😊

[@mansipandey1680]

Just love the intro everytime😂😂😂

[@b_g]

Russel must have forgoten about the curse that Kubica layed on him. Remember who you are George

[@daphnelovesL]

FIA asked how to spiced up F1: Verstappen and Russell. A 4th world champion and a 4 winner of a Grand Prix so is the.. sorry 3 Grand Prix wins.

[@gamingtekkerzz7026]

If (strong if) Max has said what George claims, then I think it is a step too far. I’m all for trash talk and making sport more entertaining, but F1 is a sport where you can literally kill a competitor by being reckless, and nobody should feel as thought there’s someone on the grid who might intentionally cause a potentially life threatening collision

[@pianissimo7121]

Transcript doesnt work. If the drivers are sarcastic, or even if they are not, the media will just clip everything out of context.

[@angelamouland8012]

Brilliant intro. Thank you for persevering and getting an episode to us. Have a great weekend!

[@IshaanLalit]

4:00 We watch two chairs and laugh.

[@Kartik_E11even]

Crofty exposing GEORGE is funny Af 😂😂😂

[@abdullahamir626]

Russel himself was present in the stewards room and not crofty and knowing unjust and violent behaviour, who do you believe

[@Kartik_E11even]

@abdullahamir626 crofty is a media person and words spread around... Brev 🤣

[@retonaarea]

Drugovich was the fastest rookie, you guys missed it completely, he even beat Alonso

[@dalyxia]

Came here to say this, like how could they missed him? Makes me wonder if they dont consider him a rookie.

[@michaelwilkie35]

I’m guessing he doesn’t qualify as a “rookie” compared to the others, (not sure how they classify that). Then again him beating Alonso, (even if just practice) wouldn’t be anywhere near the talking point it would be if it was Lance.

[@retonaarea]

@@michaelwilkie35 I mean he has 0 F1 entries he is definitely a rookie

[@iLeetjeeh]

You're not a rookie until you have an F1 seat. He has no seat so he's not a rookie. And being faster in FP means absolutely fuck all. Perez was faster than Max😅

[@jip5873]

You guys are so absolutely fun to watch. HKeep it up! 😍😂

[@alexpickering735]

George is a petty little baby. Should focus on his racing more. Max has more championships then you have wins champ.😂

[@RubeusLeclerc]

Wow the intro!! 😆Love the spitting bit Matt. Nice touch Happy for Max and Kelly that’s really nice 🥰🥳👌

[@mendo707savmrb8]

George's whole interview felt extremely rehearsed. I'm sure Toto was coaching him beforehand. I agree with Lando. I hope it goes on lol. George is a cry baby!

[@drkntetas]

The RPM episode on OsamabinRussell and Maxipad is going to be epic.

[@adenkyramud5005]

I swear down on me nan's grave, how dare this man make us wait for that video for so long!!!! THE FOOKIN NERVE!!!!!!

[@ginomone1878]

He is scared he will loose his seat to max. Thats why russel is trying to poke toto.

[@Cloxxki]

All the Max photos in Toto's office and motorhome. Starting to get to George.

[@paperplane-db8qf]

Why would an F3 champion be insecure about someone who lost to Ocon in equal cars 😂

[@WhiteG60]

Everyone taking sides. They can both be a-holes and in the wrong, you know? There doesn’t have to be a winner and a loser.

[@shyamray1988]

Rivalry!! Of what exactly. Prost and Senna rivalry was a thing as both were accomplished drivers. Max and Hamilton rivalry is also a thing as both are also extremely accomplished. What has George achieved exactly to have a rivalry with Max!!😂

[@wintersoldier2006]

There are examples of elite athletes who maintained respect and were super close. Can think of Nadal and Federer in tennis...never once have I seen them trash talk each other. They were both streaming tears at Roger's last match. And they fought for years over titles. There must be others in other sports as well. Maybe F1 drivers just need to conduct themselves better and not mouth off about each other all the time.

[@jstambo478]

I really appreciate that you guys differentiated between the behavior of George and Max. So many other commentators have been saying that their behavior was the same. George has been making a bigger deal of this. It certainly makes it more interesting, but they have been behaving differently.

[@ZeZwede]

Lets hope they get competetive machinery relative to eachother next season and let the sparks fly! Need some spice.

[@aryluyendijk9112]

GR is trying to be the new Brit-Hero... wants to be a champion to the victims who still think Lewis should have been 21champ

[@benjamindas0440]

I'm here with Popcorn 🍿 man...let the drama continue...just don't kill yourself or ruin the sport.

[@siebedebruijn6668]

The fact that they are still on about 2021 is really weird to me. It's like they are stuck in the past.

[@santhoshskumar92]

The intros just keep getting better each time 😂🤌