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 Max Verstappen issues fresh statement amid backlash over actions at Spanish GP

Max Verstappen hit into George Russell during the latter stages of the Spanish Grand Prix, sparking a penalty and a backlash online as fans and pundits alike slammed his actions

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5 d. ago Nico Rosberg demands Max Verstappen is disqualified from race after ramming George Russell

Max Verstappen courted huge controversy when he rammed into George Russell in the final laps of the Spanish Grand Prix with Nico Rosberg claiming his actions should've seen him disqualified

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1 week ago ‘We were almost doing Mario Kart’: Verstappen and Russell slate Monaco F1 GP pit stops

Mandatory pit stops imposed in bid to liven up raceRussell said crowd were ‘sipping champagne on a yacht’Max Verstappen and George Russell both issued a blunt disapproval of Formula One’s attempts to enliven the Monaco Grand Prix by imposing mandatory pit stops. Verstappen compared it unfavourably to Mario Kart, and Russell dismissed the ­policy as having failed and the race an ­irrelevance to an audience that were “sipping champagne on a yacht”.F1 had hoped that enforcing two pit stops would make for some ­jeopardy and create at least strategic interest in the 78-lap race through the narrow streets of Monte Carlo but it failed to do so. Nor did it address the fundamental problem which was once more painfully clear in the race on Sunday: that modern F1 cars are too big and too heavy to pass one another in Monaco. No overtakes on track were achieved in the entire race. Continue reading...

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1 week ago BREAKING: Lewis Hamilton handed Monaco GP penalty as F1 stewards issue statement on Max Verstappen clash

Max Verstappen was impeded by Lewis Hamilton during qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix and the Ferrari star has been punished despite the team being mostly to blame

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1 week ago Lewis Hamilton handed Monaco GP penalty as F1 stewards issue statement on Max Verstappen clash

Max Verstappen was impeded by Lewis Hamilton during qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix and the Ferrari star has been punished despite the team being mostly to blame

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