13 h. ago British F1 driver apologises to Max Verstappen over Spanish GP controversy

Oliver Bearman has owned up to potentially impacting Max Verstappen's race in Spain after the Red Bull driver tried to lap the Haas before his George Russell controversy

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3 d. ago Max Verstappen slaps away Netflix microphone during Lando Norris chat at Spanish Grand Prix

Max Verstappen spotted a Netflix microphone listening in to a conversation with Lando Norris as he batted it away having previously aired his frustration with the docu series

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3 d. ago Toto Wolff sparks fresh row after Max Verstappen comments following Spanish GP

In the unexpected Formula 1 beef of the season, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff finds himself the enemy of taxi drivers in major Italian cities after his comments about Max Verstappen after the Spanish Grand Prix

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4 d. ago Max Verstappen ‘won't change his driving’ despite one point from race ban

Following his farcical crash with George Russell during the Spanish Grand Prix, Max Verstappen will not change his driving style, according to a former F1 star

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4 d. ago What Max Verstappen did immediately after George Russell crash at Spanish GP revealed

Max Verstappen was involved in an extraordinary crash with George Russell late in the Spanish Grand Prix, only publicly admitting the following day that he had been in the wrong

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4 d. ago What does Max Verstappen have to do to receive F1 ban? Penalty point system explained

Max Verstappen's collision with Mercedes' George Russell in Barcelona on Sunday means the Red Bull star must now be spotless for the next two races as a suspension looms

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5 d. ago George Russell called out by Formula E driver Dan Ticktum in social media video

Russell stated nobody else would perform a move like Max Verstappen’s deliberate collision in the Spanish GP – apart from “one British driver in Formula E”

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5 d. ago Max Verstappen must control his road rage to cement his legacy as a great

There was no justification for the driver’s rash and futile act of retribution at the Spanish Grand PrixThere was no justification for Max Verstappen’s rash and futile act of retribution at the Spanish Grand Prix, when he deliberately drove into the side of George Russell’s car. The world champion knows it and on Monday he admitted as much with something of a mea culpa on social media. Yet it also must be considered that it is part and parcel of what makes Verstappen so competitive, albeit in this case in an entirely unedifying and self‑defeating fashion.Angry and frustrated at a sequence of events in Barcelona, including having to cede a place to Russell, Verstappen surrendered to his baser instincts. Having pulled over to give the place to Russell, he clearly then felt a point had to be made and accelerated back up the inside to collide with the Mercedes. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Max Verstappen must control his road rage to cement his legacy as a great | Giles Richards

There was no justification for the driver’s rash and futile act of retribution at the Spanish Grand PrixThere was no justification for Max Verstappen’s rash and futile act of retribution at the Spanish Grand Prix, when he deliberately drove into the side of George Russell’s car. The world champion knows it and on Monday he admitted as much with something of a mea culpa on social media. Yet it also must be considered that it is part and parcel of what makes Verstappen so competitive, albeit in this case in an entirely unedifying and self‑defeating fashion.Angry and frustrated at a sequence of events in Barcelona, including having to cede a place to Russell, Verstappen surrendered to his baser instincts. Having pulled over to give the place to Russell, he clearly then felt a point had to be made and accelerated back up the inside to collide with the Mercedes. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Lando Norris' face drops as Max Verstappen 'Mario Kart' dig heard after Spanish GP chaos

Lando Norris was left red-faced after being told by a Sky Sports F1 reporter that his live TV interview was interrupted after a cheeky comment about Max Verstappen

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5 d. ago 'It was not right': Max Verstappen accepts blame for George Russell clash at Spanish Grand Prix

Reigning world champion appears to have offered a veiled apology on social media after controversial incident in Barcelona

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5 d. ago F1 news as Christian Horner shuts down Max Verstappen claim and Lewis Hamilton makes admission

McLaren continued their tear at the F1 summit after Oscar Piastri led a one-two finish at the Spanish Grand Prix, but Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton won't look back on the race with joy

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5 d. ago Max Verstappen’s F1 quit threat after being punished – 'It’s really tiring'

Max Verstappen was slapped with a 10-second time penalty and three penalty points on his FIA super licence after his collision with George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix

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5 d. ago Max Verstappen made threat to quit F1 after receiving ‘silly’ punishment

Max Verstappen was handed a 10-second time penalty and three penalty points on his FIA super licence after crashing into George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix

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5 d. ago F1 star overshadowed by Max Verstappen did something not seen in six years at Spanish GP

The controversy created by Max Verstappen when he slammed into George Russell late in the Spanish Grand Prix overshadowed an extraordinary achievement by Nico Hulkenberg

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5 d. ago Sacked F1 academy bad boy responds to George Russell calling him out in wake of Max Verstappen row

Formula E driver Dan Ticktum has sent a message to Mercedes star George Russell after a pointed comment from the British F1 star, who was collided into by Max Verstappen at the Spanish Grand Prix

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5 d. ago World’s ‘most controversial racing driver’ responds to George Russell’s sly dig

Formula E star Dan Ticktum has sent a message to Mercedes driver George Russell after he appeared to reference him at the Spanish Grand Prix following his clash with Max Verstappen

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5 d. ago ‘Not right’: Verstappen issues veiled apology for Russell crash at F1 Spanish GP

Four-time champion posts message on social mediaDriver hit with penalty for Spanish Grand Prix collisionMax Verstappen has issued a veiled apology for his crash with George Russell by admitting it “was not right and should have not happened”. The four-time world champion was hit with a 10-second penalty by the stewards for causing a collision with Russell with two laps remaining of Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix.Russell said he felt Verstappen’s move was deliberate and accused the Red Bull driver of letting himself down. He also suggested that Verstappen should have been disqualified. After the race, Verstappen refused to accept blame for the coming together and even sarcastically offered Russell a tissue after he was informed of his rival’s comments. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Why Max Verstappen’s red mist is the necessary evil behind an F1 genius

Verstappen’s deliberate ram into George Russell at the Spanish GP saw him fortunate to escape disqualification, but history shows us that the hero-villain complex is a difficult line to tread

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5 d. ago Max Verstappen admits driving into George Russell was ‘not right’ in apologetic Instagram post

Verstappen and Russell collided late on in Barcelona, with the Dutchman accepting the blame for the incident

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