Max Verstappen released on Mercedes motorist George Russell after winning the Qatar GP.
The Red Bull chauffeur was fastest in certifying a day previously. He was provided a 1-place grid charge – dropping him behind Russell – when Verstappen was considered to have actually driven too gradually on a slowing-down lap, interrupting Russell on a warm-up lap.
Verstappen informed the media after winning on Sunday that Russell had actually promoted highly for the charge throughout their hearing with the stewards.
“He's constantly really good in front of the electronic cameras, however personally he's totally various. I can't stand him, so he may also go f * ck himself,” the quadruple world champ informed Viaplay.
And in the FIA interview, Verstappen discussed that he had actually “never ever seen somebody attempting to screw somebody over that tough” in the stewards' space.
“I lost all regard. In a method, I was likewise like, yeah, I'm not shocked any longer in the world that I live in,” stated the 27-year-old.
Before the motorists' parade on Sunday, the electronic cameras recorded Russell approaching Verstappen and shaking his hand. Red Bull employer Christian Horner thinks extreme words were then exchanged throughout the parade itself.
Lando Norris excused Verstappen for stating on the radio that the McLaren had actually stopped working to slow down for a yellow flag – making him a race-ruining stop-go charge.
“Good for him,” Norris stated when he found out about Verstappen's problem. “Everyone does that. I would do the very same.”
