Explosive Russell Verstappen F1 feud explained

[@WeAreTheRace]

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[@TheAllRounderMemes]

This has been far more interesting than the WDC fight

[@mysticthundersheeshgod499]

true. at least getting some "competitive" action 😂

[@vxsaqi4108]

I feel like if there's not some sort of hatred/fued between title rivals it's not all that interesting (e.g. Rosberg Hamilton)

[@musiccd1896]

Soap opera fan?

[@eastwestminds]

there wasn't a WDC fight.

[@cgf72]

I suspect Max is living rent free in George's head

[@calvinchan8511]

The same George Russell who crashed with Bottas and then slapped Bottas's helmet.

[@Moray2023]

And the same max who pushed Ocon in the cooldown room, what's your point?

[@LeoSalg]

@@Moray2023 the cooldown room wasn't after a crash

[@Pidea14]

​@@Moray2023max wasn't in the wrong on track

[@DoctorSoftie]

@@Moray2023bro are you saying these are equivalent incidents? Lmao. Think about it for 5 to 10 more seconds.

[@FormulaOneFan98]

@@LeoSalgtechnically it was 🤣

[@Scaredporkzz]

I think the key thing here that really gets skipped over is that Max didnt put Russel in the wall and intead just passed him like nothing and won the race.

[@Ogole-oye]

It's called mental toughness that you defeat your adversary before racing

[@lukenoonan3898]

The glazing bro. How can you call yourself a man with d riding like this​@@Ogole-oye

[@WarBear666]

I genuinely don't think max threatened him. And the fact that he has to bring up his spat with Ocon, who is known to be an absolutely horrible driver to work with just makes it ridiculous. George is absolutely being hysterical. Trying to get some of the spotlight.

[@howiieb]

@@WarBear666 It doesn't matter whether or not Ocon is a good driver - he literally got physically assaulted in the pits after an incident. This should be considered totally unacceptable

[@jrgq]

Yeah, words versus facts. Max didn’t do anything to Russel in the race.

[@dinocharlie1]

"I wasn't even going to race you tomorrow, I was going to let you by." Yea, I highly doubt Max Verstappen would ever say that

[@SwainixFPV]

Max wouldn't even let his buddies by in iRacing lmao

[@TJTMediah]

Exactly this lol

[@rickvisser8296]

Just three questions... Where is the wall in Qatar? And wasn't Masi threatened for life after Abu Dhabi? And wasn't Russell the one slapping Bottas at Imola?

[@ethanorians]

How about the time Russell put Zhou into the wall on his head at Silverstone?

[@gruisgreat]

@@ethanorians lol he's called osama bin russell for a reason

[@dilz2012]

Max would have made it his mission to personally put Masi into the wall if that happened to him.

[@PeterPost-w8m]

Hear hear

[@Sana-f1w]

Since that disrespect against Botta, i am saying that his boy is way to arrogant. Without having showed a sh...

[@Lastname6955]

As a McLaren fan, I wish them a long and intense rivalry

[@Aubergineman18]

Yea, I do, too Worried for the championship this weekend

[@thatfunnykekguy6377]

Rivalry? What Rivalry? 💀not even Bottle Noris can get close to M4x.

[@JohnKuhles1966]

@@thatfunnykekguy6377 lol

[@Vislow]

​@@thatfunnykekguy6377That's a creative name, did you come up with that yourself?

[@blade_20]

@@Vislow Doubt it, i'm sure he had to use AI to work it out.

[@Muty]

The irony of saying that Verstappen should be setting an example while George is the biggest two-faced snake in the paddock is hilarious

[@Pidea14]

Oh georgie boi

[@voidtankage4289]

Max is the biggest crybaby for years now in the paddock. Max has won it since 2019

[@napalmhotdog4365]

Seriously, how is he?

[@Pidea14]

@@voidtankage4289 give examples cutie pie

[@gouravghosh588]

So George decided not to air dirty laundry in public and that makes him a two faced snake. Brilliant analysis.

[@CasperJoosten]

So Verstappen complained that Russel is acting like a little child and in response Russel is acting like a little child

[@AMPJ08]

Narcicist

[@RigRacers]

idk if threatening to crash him is "complaining" but sure

[@samoverbeek4778]

@@RigRacers The thing is, though, that there's no evidence supporting that claim exept for George saying Max threatened him like that. I think George exaggerates it quite a bit.

[@RigRacers]

@ sure, erase the threat. STILL he’s the worst driver in terms of risk factor. Racing him is literally putting your life at higher risk than other drivers, that should be called out. But just because there’s no evidence doesn’t mean it’s not true, if Russel was desperately trying to get him penalized like Horner claimed, Max would be pissed. We’ve seen how he acts when he’s pissed, and it’s not passive or understanding lmfao. Looking at his history there’s a lot of reasons to believe he would threaten someone for “ruining his race”(in his eyes) and not any to believe he wouldn’t except that maybe Russel is being dramatic. Ocon ruined his race, didn’t go well for him. So I’ll take the path of least resistance until further notice.

[@RigRacers]

@ also, there is a high chance there is video/audio of this incident somewhere. Really thing Merc and Russel as a whole would take the risk & lie, knowing this? Just doesn’t seem logical.

[@rk-wy8pu]

Russell actually just validated that what Max said about him was right. He is indeed two faced.

[@jessez8503]

Explain how he is two faced

[@jacobsecor5015]

You can tell George is lying by one simple fact: He claims Max said he wasn't gonna race him and would let him by...

[@Rearmostbean]

That was the most ridiculous thing I've heard in some time Max, who may be the most competitive racer on the track, won't race for the lead with Mercedes Right...

[@911jason]

"feud explained" 9 minutes straight of George's press release, two minutes of Max. Great job. 🙄

[@tumi269]

Somebody has finally said it. This feels like a Russell mouth piece

[@ShaamanRyu]

In the words that kept cropping up in this piece : "I'm disappointed in [The Race]"

[@Lastname6955]

@tumi269 because it's mostly Russell that said things today

[@jamesdrummond7684]

that said, do you have any reason not to believe anything that was actually said? does it not fully fall in line with absolutely everything we've ever seen from Max on and off track?

[@Lianpe98]

Well, it was Russel the ome who made a big deal about it with a feaking press conference. Max just answered a few questions quickly. They also literally said in the video that it's a matter of Rusell's word against Verstapen's words because there were no words from third parties.

[@themarauder6108]

This is the guy that crashed into Bottas, slapped him on his helmet and then spent the rest of the day blaming Bottas for the collision until his team forced him to apologise. At least Verstappen is upfront for the most part, Russel is a snake.

[@Fifaplayer2015]

“ He doesn’t leave the space” after almost killing Lewis Hamilton

[@KingofClubsMCDLXXXVIII]

​@@Fifaplayer2015you mean when he tried to murder verstappen at silverstone. yea we all rmbr that

[@BarbaraGordonTheBatgirl]

Max verstappen throws his toys out the pram any time anybody is slightly quicker than him, he's had no problem crashing out norris or Hamilton when they where fighting him. Don't hold a singular incident against russell when the driver you're defending doesn't know how to concede a race lead without attempting to put the other driver in a wall

[@nish2598]

@@Fifaplayer2015 the same lewis that also almost kill max lol

[@mrx5232]

Also the guy who drove behind Alonso and crashed.Then blamed Alonso for it

[@sergeykuznetsov8291]

Max is not everyone's cup of tea, but George is the kind of guy to dob you in to a teacher for the smallest of things and then cry when it backfires.

[@Carlos-ln8fd]

So is Max

[@TurtleSodadrives]

And Max us that one kid that can't control his emotions and throws temper tantrums and threats all around. And rams you of the racetrack if he does not see a way past.

[@JeffreyGoddin]

Not so long ago many great drivers lost their lives for "the smallest of things" until some drivers stepped up and demanded better safety and rules. When it comes to driver's safety spokesperson or whatever George is, I'll take a guy like him over Verstappen any day.

[@tanishkven7762]

@@JeffreyGoddin Osama bin russell ? I can admit verstappen has made many dangerous manuevers, but can't sit there and act like george is some holier than thou person. The reason F1 is safe now is due to drivers like Jacky Ickx, Jackie Stewart, Niki Lauda, etc, not George being the spokesperson

[@sergeykuznetsov8291]

@@JeffreyGoddin Don't kid yourself. George was being overly dramatic because it benefits him, not because he is a safety advocate.

[@Dude-etiquette]

Russell was the rich kid that cried to daddy every time someone looked at him and daddy paid to get the kid removed from class

[@jamesedwards2157]

Toto's comments are especially hilarious considering he would drop Russell in a hot minute if Max becomes available for 2026.

[@kniketh3726]

😂

[@kenchen704]

The more years go by, the more George Russell becomes insufferable

[@gianlucatioli6766]

Couldn’t agree more, coming from someone that cheered for him to get promoted to Mercedes after his spectacular race in Sakhir 2020.

[@Nobody7720]

It feels so alien to think back when he was making great output from the back of the field. Once he was given a semi competitive car and had to race real drivers he's become hysterical.

[@sulphurous2656]

Never liked the woody kid from the first moment I saw him in 2019, something always felt off.

[@NomadUniverse]

Indeed. Mercedes has ruined him.

[@kalindasamarasuriya4133]

Strong sense of entitlement.

[@rafaelfermin4619]

My guy didn’t pulled out the Victim Card he pulled a full Victim Report 😭😭😭

[@oelruof5816]

Russels just holding his space ground

[@Sam-fs8sx]

Respect to George, I hope Mercedes give him a great car next year. He was so unlucky to join them at their decline.

[@nottherealChickenJoe]

He even got Daddy Toto there to support him. How cute haha

[@jamesmilne6351]

Is Russell wrong though ? Anyone who isn’t Austrian or Dutch would say he is

[@botnfs4640]

@@jamesmilne6351 yeah mate, russel is wrong...

[@Nobody7720]

One thing you can say about Max. He isn't two-faced. He's always open about how he feels, and although some people may not always like what he says I'll take a brutally honest person over a narcissistic sociopath like Russell.

[@tuomasholo]

Is this Rocket Powered Mohawk? I’m a big fan.

[@Mr.JimPickens]

Yeah. Max seems more open and direct about things compared to everyone else. George on the other hand, not so much. We've seen it quite a few times.

[@bjrnchrstn]

Truth spoken.

[@coventryd118]

Never been a Max fan BUT he is without a doubt one of the best drivers, he reminds me of Senna when he was at his best. Senna had a complete focus on winning and a faith in his own ability, Max is very similar and both in interviews described their ambition to win in the same ways, honest to the point and focused. George on the other hand is at best mid field driver and has achieved nothing spectacular over his years in F1, George has shown many times that he moans continually how can he expect others to take him seriously.

[@kahnadah]

Vercrappen is a total hypocrite. He cries and cries when things get done to him, but cries and cries when he's penalized for the exact same thing.

[@user-ilu8694]

I still believe Alonso's penalty in Australia, was a set up by George. George knows how to act in front of the camera that is for sure. Pretty boy but loves stabbing his rivals in the back.

[@psychobergmuis6281]

... does anybody truly believe MAX VERSTAPPEN said i wasnt going to race you tommorow? Like are merc fans truly that delusional

[@TechPanzer]

The fact that Russell's actively pursued his GPDA position speaks volumes about who he is as a person. Dude clearly is very political and acts accordingly, the PR63 nickname exists for a reason. I also think that how he carefully worded his statement and was sure to mention AD2021 and Verstappen's racing etiquette, all subjects of which people have very strong opinions about, while failing to answer questions about what really happened behind closed doors is very telling. You gotta hand it to him, successfully changed the subject of the discussion while putting lots of people against Max.

[@Ogole-oye]

But I don't think he succeeded turning it on Max, people still smell the bs from a mile away

[@gundamzerostrike]

@@Ogole-oye He did succeded. The people he needed to turn were the F1 official, not Max fans on Twitter.

[@hotshtsr20]

I don't think it takes much effort to sour non-Max fans on Max...

[@slicklace]

He did talk about what happened at the stewards room he talked with sky. The only people that know what happened in that room are those two! I don’t understand why Max is so upset when he did the exact same thing to Norris in the race 😂. You Max fans always think he’s an angel 😂. But the rest of us are like it’s F1 they are all selfish and think about themselves! George is right to stand his ground as much as Max is.

[@chakilclarke735]

😂😂 you guys have to much time on yall hands. Just grab some popcorn and sit back and watch

[@DrAmithBhat]

George "The wall just turned into me" Russell having any issues with other drivers is rich.

[@NazriBuang-w9v]

Lies again? This guy made the other guy cried?

[@sandordomonkos8351]

George and Max are equally narzistic personality...

[@elcactusdelamuerte506]

Yeah this is going to be an interesting rivalry you have someone who cries over being looked at the wrong way and a guy whos already attempted to start fist fight in the paddock from a family that would probably be in the criminal world if not racing

[@1davejsutdave1]

Lol Russell saying Max said "he wasn't even going to race him and let him by"? Sure bro that sounds like something he'd say.

[@paperplane-db8qf]

Yeah Max didn’t race the Ferrari drivers in Vegas. Literally said it as well.

[@Cobra_Kie]

Max also says constantly “you’ve got to always leave space” just because he says things it doesn’t prove he means it

[@emiel1206]

​@@paperplane-db8qfwhile he was doing what he had to do to win the championsip. The championship is settled now, so verstappen had nothing to lose anymore. To claim verstappen wouldn't fight for a win is ludicrous

[@AKA87BE]

Clear example of lie, so I believe Max

[@tobiclarence5236]

@@Cobra_Kie doesn't mean squat. It's the same Max that would rather run you off the track than letting you overtake

[@asyraffrys5512]

So we gonna forget that fernando got penalized because george "the wall turn into me" russel skill issue

[@rboettger]

Russell never accepted any criticism. Talking about respect. Ask Bottas and the respect Russell showed him. A guy immediately crying about being bullied is what every little girl does

[@Basil_Kehoe]

I think that George is also upset that Toto would drop him in a second if Max wanted to go to Mercedes at anytime. Also if Toto is so mad about this he wouldn’t want Max in his team.

[@voidtankage4289]

George doesn’t care about this, because Red Bull said they want George. Toto doesn’t care if he’s mad about this, you are just making up some bs claims, all Toto wants is his merc stock to go up and it would with max driving for them.

[@kenzabel5394]

you're just contradicting yourself in your comment, it doesn't making no sense 😂

[@jesusgarciacruz9059]

@@voidtankage4289 Red Bull would give Perez' seat to George, but would never replace Max. Meanwhile, Mercedes would replace Russell with Verstappen in a heartbeat. Big difference.

[@voidtankage4289]

@@jesusgarciacruz9059 max is the better driver of course. That doesn’t mean max isn’t a crybaby and Toto would get mad about this drama. Toto is the owner of the team, and tp, he cares about championships. If max was the biggest whining baby of all time, Toto will still want him because he can win races. Russel isn’t upset that max could replace him because he can go to Red Bull. Sure Red Bull wants max but if max stays with Red Bull ,Russell is fine in merc. If max leaves Red Bull then Russell can join Red Bull. Just because merc doesn’t want Russell as much as max, doesn’t change the fact that max is a drama queen and a crybaby.

[@MrTomatobear]

​@@voidtankage4289 Bro stop. Before you embarrass yourself even further...

[@randyrobinson9118]

Is Russell really claiming that Verstappen wasn’t going race him and was going to just let him by? Lmao. Does that sound like anything Verstappen would ever do or say? He’s just making shit up.

[@mysticthundersheeshgod499]

russell at this point need to think before claiming anything. max always races. everyone there is to race. if Toy story woody wants no hard racing maybe he should go with checo to the chinese f4😂

[@DavidJohnson-dc8lu]

I think it was Max who said that!

[@Blackhole-go3sx]

He literally said that to Ocon after the Brazil GP this year

[@gundamzerostrike]

@@mysticthundersheeshgod499 Max is known for doing this of shit too. A driver trying to legally get some advantage is just how F1 is. Max is just being a crybaby.

[@RussellGOAT11]

those were verstappens words

[@singlebinary]

I think this video needs to be titled, "Russell Verstappen F1 Feud from Russell Perspective". The video only tells one side of the story.

[@paperplane-db8qf]

Last week you didn’t have any problem when Max was the only one who was shitting on another driver.

[@singlebinary]

@@paperplane-db8qf Chill bro, I'm only saying that this video is not balanced. It would have been good to include Max's perspective too in that "F1 Feud". It's one-sided.

[@Shmuel420]

@@paperplane-db8qfthey didn't even post a video about what Max said until George gave his "explosive" prepared response and Toto talked his shit, and then they made this. Wtf are you on about?

[@JoshyStuart]

@@singlebinary they gave Max's response to it.... and he doubled down? What more do you want?

[@danielleutenegger2801]

George trying to say Max is beatable in equal machinery while he had the quicker car all weekend and got beaten Q3 and the race. Max also had equal machinery in Brazil, no one got close.

[@dhruveshpatel1109]

George's is the clear PR statement meticulously prepared for drumming up support for him!!

[@barrymitchell1488]

Russell fears that Toto will chose Max over him in 2026 is real

[@DJChappie001]

It wouldn't even be a choice. lol

[@voidtankage4289]

Russell doesn’t care about it. Russell would just go to Red Bull. It’s not as deep as you think

[@Karincl7]

Max fans being scared their boy can t put up in 2026

[@paperplane-db8qf]

Max doesn’t want a competitive teammate. And why would Russell be scared 😂like as if he’s going to be out of a top seat after dominating Hamilton

[@Rainha1967]

@@Karincl7russel can’t hold against max, in the same car russel’s ego would shrink every week, just like all other team mates of max

[@laurynaszubrickas1061]

Everyone has their own opinion about Max, but you have to hand it to the guy, he's speaking his mind and that's quite a change from the likes of Ferrari and Mercedes scripted and political dialogue.

[@ModernVintage31]

“Speaking ones mind” all the time can be a positive character trait. It can also be a sign that the speaker is an entitled brat.

[@Formula1bliz]

@@ModernVintage31max is literally the nicest guy off track

[@vincidicaprio298]

All F1 drivers really are entitled brats, Max may actually be the least entitled brat of all of them.

[@ModernVintage31]

@@vincidicaprio298 Or, put another way, he is the most deserving of all those brats. I don’t disagree with that.

[@ModernVintage31]

@@Formula1bliz I don’t know him personally but even if I did and thought he was great that doesn’t mean he is not a complete ass to others. People are complex creatures and just because you feel like you know someone doesn’t mean you know all of them.

[@christamblyn6780]

Max had 10 wins before his first F1 title. He did this while Mercedes and Ferrari ruled. Max, like other previous champs, is cut from a different cloth. George is cut from rice paper.

[@jimrustle270]

No-one denies Max is talented. The point is he's dirty, dangerous and used to getting away with it..

[@VirkStar321]

Umm you do realise max had 6 years in a red bull compared to russels soon to be 3?

[@Nik-x3x]

@@VirkStar321 Max earned this himself. Teams saw his talent and knew they had to have him.

[@priztucker]

Uhm that may be but let’s not act like they didn’t hand that first Championship to Max.

[@Nik-x3x]

@@priztucker I don’t, because it wasn’t

[@MGBranco]

Russell is just annoying...he was perfectly aware of Max both on the radio and with clear front visibility!

[@rubennouta2406]

"If 2021 Abu Dhabi went against Max, Michael Masi would be fearing for his life." Didn't he already have to do that because of death threats from Hamilton fans?

[@harmbooij8241]

Just listen to the radio of Russell before he sped up towards Max. He knew the circuit was bunched up in front of Max. Russell should have gotten a penalty for intentionaly endangering another driver. Don't take my word for it I'm not trustworthy. Just listen to Russell's radio.

[@LenWRLD]

No you were right, just listened to the on board and Russell’s engineer very much said it was bunched up

[@mianhamza3744]

So what? It grants Max the right to be on the racing line ? Max didn't respect the delta and was several seconds slower. George was in line with his delta thats why he had to go through that section quickly. If Max had just been to the side instead of the racing line. The case would've been dismissed stating Max was going slower to not impede. But that excuse no longer works because he did imede

[@harmbooij8241]

@@mianhamza3744 Since neither were on a fast lap they had equal rights to the racing line. If George was on a fast lap, Max would have moved of that line, As all drivers do most of the time. But you clearly have not listened to the radio of George on the lap leading up to the incident.

[@PretendMe]

@@mianhamza3744 you sound like a snake, just like Obama bin Russell

[@AMPJ08]

I only know that the more Russell is in contention, the more we will learn about his oversized ego and his apparent narcissism.

[@Jimmy_Moon]

Give us the audio from the stewards room and let us decide. 100% they record those meetings for legal purposes.

[@Lianpe98]

I'll argue that'd be a violation of everyone's privacy in that room and driver's gossip is not a good enough reason to invade that privacy.

[@RedBatRacing]

Netflix should have a permanent seat in there. Man that would be great TV,. Who cares if it'll probably be out of context

[@Nobody7720]

Shut up talking like yall '100%' know what's on tape. You don't know shit.'

[@thie9781]

People will take it out of context and create fake drama. We had a great thing going with the TP Radio in 2021, but the fans always argied about it and blamed TPs for what they said on those radios so they shut it down...

[@mikii2001]

I mean, Max confronted Russell on the qualifying drama only. Probably colored it to his favor as everybody does, not gonna lie. But didn't touch anything else. It all was a mind game between the two that Max ultimately won on track in Qatar. And Russell comes out guns blazing, pulls out nightmares of 2021 (that I think even Lewis and Max have cleared between them), adds in all the insults possible, even some unheard accusations of bullying, and brings his boss to support him. It all looks to me like a total meltdown on his side. If that's a mindset George wants to mount a WDC challenge with, I highly doubt he'll succeed. No resilience to pressure at all.

[@CL_Hat]

Exactly, it's actually kind of BS F1 is even platforming this fantasy. Just play Russells in-car view and radio from the incident, plain as day, with the context of our mysterious "1-grid place penalty".

[@suckieduckie]

not just 2021, he went all the way back to karts in 2012.

[@Jout8-re1ij]

Russel is just jealous an butthurt he cant win WDCs like Verstappen has won and maybe butthurt that he will get preatty quickly replaced in Mercedes after Antonelli arrives there.

[@LSB001]

Verstappen made it personal first. He's also a massive hypocrite. Nobody tries harder to get other people penalties when it will benefit them than Verstappen.

[@CL_Hat]

@@LSB001 He just pointed out what George just did, which was lie about what happened. The onboard+radio proves it. George tried to drag in a bunch of completely unrelated events like a twat. If you can't see that already you are probably too far gone though. I bet your even talking shit without seeing George's pov and radio where the team tells him he is up ahead going slow twice, which shouldnt even matter since George was also on an outlap.

[@premlinnaidoo8033]

Max is Max. George is a snake.

[@blobs819901]

what made Max angry is not that he lost a pole start, he know he can just take it in turn 1 since George is nowhere near his level and he did take it in turn 1, but what make him angry is George cowardly tactic off track.

[@usedtoexistonce]

they are putting each other in the wall at abu dhabi

[@thatfunnykekguy6377]

George is 4 levels below M4x. He's not even close to actually do that.

[@kaspershaupt]

*Max is putting him in the wall

[@rileyfair5]

Be nice to see max in the wall finally. Dude needs a reality check

[@biggallcaps]

One can only hope 😆

[@Evarakeus]

George would have to be racing Verstappen for that to happen, so probably not

[@bukwok]

looks Russell spent whole day working on the script , put up a show in front of camera.

[@DevilGiga]

George is the prime example of a whiny driver.

[@CFCMAMO1]

What about Max then?

[@TXnine7nine]

They both are. They’re both divas in their own right.

[@kaspershaupt]

What is max they? A dangerous cry baby

[@hotshtsr20]

Not a George fan, but I've never heard him scream loud enough to distort the microphone after his car wasn't handling to his exact liking...

[@ceirwan]

George is mora annoying but they're both divas

[@rext0n_0]

So let me think. 1. He clipped Bottas’s wheel while trying to overtake from the side on the grass, lost control, crashed both car out, and whacked Bottas’s helmet. 2. He drove in Carlos a turn, and complained Carlos didn’t gave him room. 3. He speed up, on well this Qatar round. 1 and 2 can be deemed as racing incident. But 3? Why purposely speed up to the car in front while on an out lap? All cars in front were giving each other space, as per other qualifying rounds. Why purposely complained so much? Georgiana created an incident and complained that incident to others. Unlike Lando on the double yellow, Max did not created that incident. All drivers will try to find anything wrong with others at any time. But anyway.

[@bruzelletv2649]

Pff, Netflix and PayTV turned F1 from a motorsport into a reality soap opera. Who cares who gets on well with whom?

[@xqs329]

You know one thing that I have not heard Russell say in all of this, "Max lied about me".

[@RiaBautista22]

this

[@ab8jeh]

You want exact phrases? Jeez you guys love being the victim.

[@chrisbeijer2778]

This!

[@vienle4089]

​@@ab8jehrich coming from Russel defenders

[@F1FanCanuck]

@@xqs329 - bingo

[@VarunSarathy]

Did The Race seriously just put up "War" in the thumbnail? 😂

[@Yay4IamCute]

Need clickbait thumbnail. 😜

[@Stoufclown]

24 races in such an eventful season is wearing also heaving on our favorite journalists. They need to react and react and react constantly. They can’t take a step back.

[@Yantrus]

The Race are masters at pumping out long clickbait videos with very little substance

[@waterfordbhoy]

What is it good for?

[@AlizioHerman]

@@Yantrushow you’ve watched them master that while still voluntarily watching this channel we will never know.

[@TjopStick]

Reporter: What happend in Qatar George? George: yadaya Abu Dhabi 21, blabla Bully Verstappen blabla Hungary blabla Mexico. Reporter: How does Max bully? George: bla bla someone need to step up. Bla bla he makes it personal now blabla without the first races he scores equal points yadayada

[@savvysatvik]

summary of the video

[@samoverbeek4778]

Imo it says enough that Russell is pulling up old stuff that might benefit him from anywhere. Whilst Max is just sticking to the current situation.

[@daniciusjunior]

@@samoverbeek4778 Russel might just be furious he couldnt compete with Max and lashes out now... I mean he stated he wasnt even going to fight Max and let him by. Like what? Youre on Pole and you dont want to contest a fight for P1.

[@waty0usay1]

You are what they call the classic "childish behaviour" thanks for displaying that.

[@samclare3765]

What a ridiculous comment

[@KiloOneThree]

Anyone seen the onboard from Russell apparently showing GRs engineering warning him about Max and Fernado ahead, telling him to try and get ahead of Alonso, and yet when visibly closing rapidly to Max , GR continues to push where he could easily have avoided.

[@rboettger]

Russell really believes that he is on Max’s level 😅😂😂😂😂

[@Ruylopez778]

Russell claiming fighting to get another driver a penalty with the stewards over *an out lap* is the same as fighting to overturn your own penalty, or wanting the stewards to check if another driver ignored a flag during a race is the same thing, is exactly the disingenuous BS he says that people dislike him for. Verstappen being frank about the situation is exactly what some fans like about him. Authenticity is always more relatable (even if people think Verstappen is too aggressive or entitled).

[@rajeevkumar9546]

Russell brought this on himself with his actions... Always thought Russell is two faced politician type, post race press reaction from Charles,Max and Norris when asked the question shows they all know, now we too

[@galacticbrat]

Why does max not get criticized when he does dumb shit though? The only response i ever get is oh well max is honest, he’s honestly a prick he pushes people off he screams at everyone and I have never heard George scream when his engine blows up like max does if maxes engine blows up he makes it sound like he wants the entire world to blow up and burn

[@LSB001]

@@galacticbrat Because glory supporters only care about the cheap ego boost they get from "their" team winning. They're the most pathetic people alive.

[@F1FanCanuck]

George Russell can criticize Verstappen as much as he likes, but he has no business commenting on another driver’s relationship with their team. And I’m sorry - a driver with only 3 victories coming after a 4 times world champion with 63 victories is hardly a rivalry. This is Toto winding Russell up as a puppet to continue his personal grudge against RB and Horner. It’s pathetic and sad to be honest.

[@higtmance3641]

"And I’m sorry - a driver with only 3 victories coming after a 4 times world champion with 63 victories is hardly a rivalry. " So a driver with a lower amount of success cannot criticize a driver with more success? Come with a real argument instead of that BS

[@F1FanCanuck]

show me where I ever said that… in fact I said exactly the opposite - that George can criticize Max as much as he likes. What I was suggesting was that until George can regularly challenge Max for wins, never mind the WDC title, he can hardly be considered his ‘rival’. That is fundamentally a different point. Do try to keep up.

[@higtmance3641]

@@F1FanCanuck Exactly, you replied to a video, disregarding Russel, with a point that has nothing to do with the video or the incident. Congratulations

[@F1FanCanuck]

@@higtmance3641 - did you even watch the video? The Race specifically described the situation as a ‘rivalry that is set to run and run’ between Russell and Max - in the opening line. That is the claim I’m taking issue with. Again - if you want to debate me, fair enough. But do at least try to understand the point being made.

[@tyrannosaurus696]

I remember when drivers risked their lives every race by strapping themselves to experimental & unreliable deathtraps. Mistakes on track were literally a matter of life & death, & when drivers fought it was generally because one of them had nearly killed the other. This current spat is more like an argument between two tweenage girls.

[@Obi-Goat_Kenobi]

The fact that George claims that Max said he’d let him pass in the race already invalidates his statement. Red Bull are 3rd in the constructors, just in front of the silver arrows, cannot count on Perez to perform and Max has already wrapped up his championship. George is the absolute LAST driver he’d just let pass into turn 1 let alone risk binning his car, losing points on his racing licence and possibly disqualification by running GR into the wall as he claimed. Shit talk happens in sport. But Max drove clean into turn 1 and took the lead fair and square. No dirty tactics involved. If he had played dirty and followed through on his claims, GR would have reason for this to be “personal”.

[@EffigyOfAdam]

But why is George's head so big?

[@Gunther_The_Brave]

EffigyOfAdam out here asking the real questions 😂

[@FormulaProg]

What's that got to do with anything? Often people divert like that when they don't have a real arguement other than to call other fans "crying"

[@ciggy_]

Big head vs wide face, a battle for the ages

[@mysticthundersheeshgod499]

to hold all the tears he has for crying against competitors when they're better than him on merit

[@moshambles]

Next to Max's little mandarin head, it would look big

[@TheNerd]

I'm watching F1 since 1992. This reminds me of all the great drivers in history like Schumacher, Prost, Senna, Lauda etc. etc.. "Fast but not fast enough drivers" always complain about the guy on the top step. These guys should focus on getting better instead of pointing the blame somewhere else. Verstappen got the big price with the 3rd best car. Now it's the turn of the others to show up and prove that they are better.

[@jaljeera69]

I mean no disrespect when I ask this, but when Max openly thrashes George in a press conference, what is george supposed to do? Sit back and try and beat him on track with a less competitive car? Isn't it obvious that he is going to thrash max as well? Personally, I feel like both have acted like whiny lil kids but people definitely hate George more and seem okay when max does it because he is wdc now (I do not mean you personally but fans in general)

[@pulkitsukhija]

@@jaljeera69 less competitive car?? redbull and mercedes were on par at the very least.

[@CL_Hat]

@@jaljeera69 Not spout a bunch of fake BS to get Max a penalty, we can all watch George's POV and radio from the incident. His team told him Max was ahead tied together with Alonso (twice), and George saw him nearly a whole straightaway before actually getting on Max's bumper, then freaked out at the last possible second. Completely manufactured situation by George. This was Max's only point. George is just bringing up unrelated events and throwing mud. Max could literally have been Hitler in 2021 and it wouldnt fucking matter as to what happened in Qatar.

[@jimrustle270]

This is more comparable to Montoya calling out Schumacher. One good driver calling out a talented but dangerous other driver.

[@bmxer4ever]

@@jimrustle270 Ah - but Montoya was a different breed. JPM simply didn't give a f**k, and called it like he saw it. And he was right. Max reminds me of Montoya in this respect - fast as f**k and doesn't give in to anyone.

[@carls-95]

George is just saying what he knows the Hamilton fans will suck up to. I mean, why's he mentioning Hamilton so much in a feud that's got nothing to do with him...

[@UBR_Sentinel]

Fun fact is that Lewis brother is a Max Verstappen fan.

[@ballooncoast848]

Imagine being so two faced you come up with the most ridiculous story just to get a driver in trouble.

[@Jude74]

As already mentioned, he drove by him slowly … oh the humanity. Russell then whined to the stewards. Russell is a hypocrite.

[@nukers1234]

And yet, if Max called Toto tomorrow, said he would drive for Mercedes, but without George there, George would be without a seat next year ;)

[@Vislow]

As if Redbull wouldn't take him

[@paperplane-db8qf]

Why the heck would Toto want a petulant car merchant who has less wins than George since Spain while in a far better car.

[@tanishkven7762]

@@paperplane-db8qf so the 10 wins max had before he was in a dominant car don't count ? brazil 2016, spain 2016, they don't count ?

[@alias19]

@@paperplane-db8qf LOL. 🤡 Look who’s being petulant! WDC. WDC. WDC. WDC.

[@pratyushpankaj1680]

@@paperplane-db8qf I guess toto would gladly take someone who has more wdc than russell's race wins

[@beemrmem3]

Saying Michael Maisie would have feared for his life is ridiculous. lol

[@Meggetty]

+ he did fear for his life after he was threatened by Mercedes fans.

[@Issam-od4pg]

The whole press relase is just "if if if"

[@flyaway6671]

Max not going for a win and letting someone by sounds like hot BS to me. George contradicted himself on the Sky interview as well, I'm inclined to believe he is the one who is lying.

[@Wmeester1971]

Exactly. Verstappen is known for being straightforward and telling how he sees things. George otoh is a lot more complex than that.

[@paperplane-db8qf]

Max said those same words in Vegas

[@Wmeester1971]

@@paperplane-db8qf Different situation. He did not want to risk anything for his WDC. He was instructed to do so by GP. That is a one of situation.

[@mianhamza3744]

But Mercedes reported it to the stewards in case there is any crash on sunday. They wouldn't have pre arranged a conplain for a fabricated lie. So it definitely sounds true

[@carlohermus8934]

The whole point is just a calculated plan of Russel. He is feeling threatened by Wolff expressing his desire to onboard Max. This is how he just tries to slam that door closed, because he knows when Max is going to Mercedes then it is over for Russel. BTW I ask myself if someone says to me that he will put me on my head into a wall, will I try and put an arm around that guy? Sorry but the whole press conference stinks.

[@michaelwesten]

One wil punch you strait in the face, the other stabs you in the back (and twist the blade), who is who? 😂

[@mitchell-wallisforce7859]

Hot Take: This is the last thing F1 needs. We've got the FIA president stirring stuff up, FOM trying desperately to bring back the days of 8 American street races and transplant the whole series to the middle east, we've got good tracks dropping off the calendar (Zandvoort), and now this? Remember what happened in the wake of 2021? We saw women getting harassed in the paddock for wearing the wrong merch. Tribalism is the last thing this fandom needs, and it'd frankly act as way too much of a distraction: cover for F1 leadership to get away with even worse.

[@vanitusprefect9168]

I understand that getting responses from Verstappen as he just learned about it during the presser is not easy and doesn't create enough counter weight. However, I would have expected a better overlay from your team on the statements from Russel and reality. You show the bad behavior of Max from the past as examples. But he got penalized for most of them. Even pulling out an event from 100 years ago where a driver who is getting lapped crashes into the race leader?! I am not classifying this video as neutral enough and well prepared enough. Sorry.

[@steveluth3139]

yea nothing about Russel hitting Bottas and blaming him, or the other times he hit someone then blamed them. Very one sided again

[@chrisscheuer907]

Russell is mad bc his boss wants Max in his seat

[@YGhost_05]

1:00 that's the part where I'm not convinced, the stewards already have access to all the data wether it's replay footage, team radio, cars mouvement and speed, if they are basing there decision on the drivers that are directly impacted by it of action then they are bad at their job. Sure getting the opinion of the ones involved is useful but if George says Max was too slow they can just check Max's speed and judge wether it was too slow or not. There is nothing George can lie abour or exagerate if the stewards already have all the information. Max is describing the situation like if it's a fight between two kids with no witnesses and one of them is faking being hurt or something.

[@cacojugon]

Remember Russell managed to get Alonso penalised in Australia because he crashed because of dirty air behind him. He must have a talent for crying in the stewards room and make it sound believable. I don't usually actively dislike any driver, but George is getting there.

[@skittlesindadum1625]

Max has more championships than Russel has race wins. You cant call this a war, they aren't even in the same league.

[@lukenoonan3898]

Moron

[@Lianpe98]

That's not relevant when the cars aren't equal and when the conflict does not come from the actual racing. It's fine and understandable if you don't like Russell but don't make up nonesense to justify it.

[@gdomingo42]

​@@Lianpe98💯

[@ganonweibart4819]

So Lewis Hamilton ist the greatest driver of all time? Im pretty sure every Max fan would deny that, but now numbers are an argument?

[@Wmeester1971]

@@ganonweibart4819 "So Lewis Hamilton ist the greatest driver of all time? " Most succesfull, perhaps. Its just how you slice and dice the statistics. How would you define greatests? Senna had only 3 WDC.

[@MrTomatobear]

Russel gets called out for his snake like behaviour. Seeing his history with Bottas and Alonso this is not far fetched. Now seeing the accusation of Russel what has been said by Verstappen about putting him in the wall, the chanses of Verstappen having said this are slim, but seeing the rest of what Russel said here and knowing he loves the cameras and the fame, the chanses are very high Russel is lying again to safe his reputation. He is saying a lot of bold things for someone having less wins as Max has Championships.

[@tobbsnobb1366]

Georges comments are very off. First why would Max the bully/murderer/tax dogder and terrorist according to Russel today even think about letting him by in turn 1? If there is one thing thats expected is that Max will go for a position. With or without threats to put your head in the wall. hearing this massive emotional response from George over max venting his frustrations that he felt the penalty and handling around it was bs says enough for me.

[@higtmance3641]

You failed to respond with an actual argument

[@suckieduckie]

"Max the bully/murderer/tax dogder and terrorist according to Russell" Quite accurate description of how Russell wants people to see Max.

[@glennbranton623]

It is quite possible that they are both correct, Russell being a crybaby AND Max being a bully while neither of them are particularly likable.

[@junyjaxkson7866]

It must be hard for Russell. He loosing his hole life from Max, and now Max exposed hem. He's on the burst of tears. Did he hear from Toto that Max takes his seat in 2026, is that why this actor is lying??

[@2headedsnail]

he is mad because he is slower than him

[@JordanHarris]

I WAz iMPeDeD!¡ 😢😢😢

[@scottthomson9813]

Russell is a whiner. Verstappen is a racing driver. There is no bigger difference than that.

[@matthewbarber13]

So Max doesn’t bitch and moan about anything???

[@happycanayjian1582]

*checking my notes* Ummm, no. It appears they’re both racing drivers and both nauseating whiners. There is no smaller difference than that. Stop D-riding Crashtappen.

[@scottthomson9813]

@@happycanayjian1582 Have too much room temp sausage today?

[@happycanayjian1582]

@ Are you tired of spewing overly-simplistic and equally inaccurate platitudes?

[@UBR_Sentinel]

@@happycanayjian1582 nauseating whiners are mostly working for Sky Sports lol Dont believe Sky as in Hill deserved that 1 title with his dads ass money. Stop D-riding Taxi drivers with o de cologne and cheap beers in the backseat.

[@okawami]

The stewards might have been very impressed by the powerpoint presentation George created to argue his point.

[@gouldnj]

We’ve been listening to Russell cry and whine over the radio for years and seen him fall apart under pressure. I’m glad someone like Max, or anyone else for that matter, calling George out for his bullshit.

[@2003shaker]

Millionaires bitching at each other. I have more respect for the ones that keep their mouths shut and do their talking on the track - with speed and wins.

[@xblyra]

Tbh I believe much more of what Max has said than George, George always seemed like he has an alter ego of sorts, Max on the other hand, I can tell that he's true to his feelings when he speaks.

[@ModernVintage31]

Speaking “true to one’s feelings” does not necessarily make that version of the events true. And there are lots of very “genuine” a**holes in the world. I’m not saying that GR is putting out a wholly accurate version of events either. He could indeed be a snake. My point is that manipulation can come in a lot of different flavors and packaging.

[@xblyra]

@@ModernVintage31 That's true, just saying that I believe Max more in this story, but of course everyone will have their own opinion about it

[@CL_Hat]

@@ModernVintage31 Go watch George's pov from Qatar with radio, was literally told Max is ahead going slow twice, had half a straightaway too see him ahead, still miraculously reacts at the last possible second in a panic like he had no idea. Completely manufactured situation by George. The in-car view and radio proves it, don't even need to take anyone's word for it.

[@ltdada74]

George Russel looks like Lord Farquaad from Shrek. Please change my mind, I cannot unsee it and it is unsettling.

[@derekjf4311]

Muscular Squidward 😂

[@tuna5618]

he looks like woody from toystory as well, except more plastic somehow.

[@timmaQlate]

The Dutch are more direct. The English are more sneaky.

[@tobiclarence5236]

Y did you put it in my mind I can't unsee it now

[@leehaiko3999]

Lord farquaad vs Sid who would win?

[@ianaquila1858]

This is just more proof that Mercedes wants and loves and thrives on drama. Clearly Toto has not been in the spotlight and has missed it dearly.

[@CalgarGTX]

What war ? Ver already finished the main quest despite being a one man team and driving a tractor. During Brazil GP he reminded everyone on the grid what driving actually means.

[@tjayk9127]

Rivalry? Lol the only way Russell beats Verstappen is if Redbull sabotages his car.

[@mamavswild]

‘We know Verstappen has lashed I up furiously before…’ your words about Max and Ocon…Where are your words regarding Russel STRIKING Bottas when Bottas could NOT DEFEND HIMSELF and the medical car was driving up?? George Russel is a bully and a coward, and I am MOST DEFINITELY unsubbing from you.

[@Dunbie_]

Oh noooooo :( :( :( please don’t unsubscribe! How will they continue?

[@LSB001]

A tiny tap to Bottas' helmet that he didn't even feel. How are you not embarrassed to post such ludicrous hyperbole? You sound like a complete imbecile.

[@harryberman4320]

What I find telling, nobody backing George up …. On any channel. Pantomime Georgie, trying to get more press for himself with Toto leaning in. This should be about Lewis’ final weekend, send off… not about George’s stage act.

[@rafaelverolla7276]

yeah, everyone like a bully when the bully is the champion, dont feel smart about it.

[@NonchalantWalrusParty]

It's hilarious to me that George is trying to frame himself as a championship contender 😂😂😂

[@dilz2012]

Leclerc is probably the closest in terms of driver quality. Russel never really had the chance to prove himself as he's never had a good enough car.

[@patepulkkinenvtec2403]

This war of words is already much more intense than the one between Max and Lewis in 2021. I'd say we have to go back to the Hamilton-Rosberg rivalry to find the same amount of toxicity. At least those two rivalries had world championships on the line, this Max-George feud is all because of a 1-place grid penalty. It truly escalated out of barely nothing.

[@lorenzo2640]

This is exactly why I love Verstappen. F1 needs drivers with that “old” racer mentality like Schumacher.

[@Medvjed666]

So Russell screwed Max over, Max fought back and now Russell is playing the victim. Typical mercedes. And why is this still relevant? Guy finished P4 and 14 seconds behind. Its not like he had any chance of winning the race, not after turn 1 anyway.

[@paperplane-db8qf]

Except Russell didnt screw over Max. Max broke the rules and was penalized

[@Formula1bliz]

@@paperplane-db8qfMax did not break any rules you hater😂 17 other drivers did the same in Qatar

[@vasanthnannuri8544]

​@@paperplane-db8qfRussel was speeding during his cool down lap mate, he was also informed that two slow cars ahead. So I don't see the point of max breaking any rule here. Max was pissed at Russel for his two faced nature not because he got the grid penalty.

[@oldfartgaming6273]

@@paperplane-db8qf Grats your the only George fan on the net.

[@tbraun513]

I think everyone is tired of drivers in general whining about their competitors just to get a penalty gain, even if theyre in the right. Its just annoying to hear. Just swear at them and let the team take care of it.

[@J_keane]

The problem with fans is, theyre either pro verstappen or anti verstappen. Therefore nobody can look at anything objectively.

[@gouravghosh588]

I second that thought.

[@samblack5313]

Nah, I'm just anti lewis, and mainly because I don't think a petulant child/crybaby should have a knighthood.

[@gouravghosh588]

@@TheUnbreakable333 Probably true but that is not relevant in the context of this discussion. You are just proving my point for me.

[@223boyz7]

@@TheUnbreakable333you are proving his exact point 🤣 unreal

[@meesterkeeys]

It's mostly Max's "fans" that do him a disservice. Always trolling in every post and slagging off every other driver.

[@RafTri]

George Russell, the villain we needed.

[@stevenwest5685]

This is nothing more than Mercedes trying to stir up shit because they can’t win a championship. Russell is quoting personal, uncorroborated statements and trying to turn it into a much bigger issue than it is. Honestly I find this campaign against Verstappen and Red Bull disgraceful and painfully transparent. If Mercedes wanted to get Max, good luck now.

[@saby8765]

You decide what to believe ... something said in the heat of the moment and something rehearsed and choreographed.

[@ModernVintage31]

I’ve witnessed people lying convincingly both off the cuff and in a methodical, prepared way. The spontaneity or lack thereof does not prove the veracity of what is asserted.

[@jamoonz_karting]

19 seconds is wild

[@mothowee675]

I now understand why Lewis Hamilton fans hate Russell more than they hate Max.

[@luyolomnyani1639]

We don't hate Russell and Russell is right about Max

[@tuna5618]

@@luyolomnyani1639 He's already everything he accuses max to be, imola 2021 is an example of that. He also ignores the death threats masi got by lewis hamilton's fans but claims masi "would fear for his life" if verstappen had lost. George is completely delusional.

[@Bonita153]

All this for a 1 place grid penalty

[@paperplane-db8qf]

@@tuna5618Stewards have already received death threats from Maxipad fans.

[@galacticbrat]

@@tuna5618yes Russell is a hypocrite but I still stand with him cause max doesn’t get enough shit for how he acts compared to Russel who gets shit easily when max could almost kill someone and people would say he was just driving to his limits no he was driving out of track limits and running people off, max has no respect and no sportsmanship

[@gildardosanchezespinoza1358]

Wrong questions from journalists, as usual. Something better would be; Why did you accelerated when you were told there were two cars ahead, Osama Bin Russell?