Max Verstappen said he has ‘lost all respect’ for George Russell after an incident in qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix
Verstappen: ‘For me, I lost all respect … I can’t stand that’stating he had “lost all respect” for him after the pair were involved in an incident during qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix. Verstappen considered that Russell had tried to “screw him over” with the stewards and the pair exchanged words about it before the race at the Lusail circuit on Sunday.for driving unnecessarily slowly and impeding Russell.
Verstappen was adjudged to have been at fault and given a one-place grid penalty removing him from pole and promoting Russell to the place and the world champion also went to take aim at the stewards. “I couldn’t believe that I got it. But in a way I was also not surprised anymore in the world that I live in,” he said. He insisted he was not trying to impede Russell as neither driver was on a hot lap but felt he was ignored.
“I didn’t want to screw anyone over to prepare their lap and by doing that, being nice, basically you get a penalty,” he added. “That’s what I tried to explain as well but I just felt like I was talking to a brick wall.”Verstappen’s Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, confirmed that his driver had felt motivated by the incident and that he had made his feelings clear to Russell on the drivers’ parade pre-race.
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