Verstappen goes off on Russell: "That's not allowed because Princess George is sitting there?"

Clearly, Max Verstappen was not pleased with the action of his colleague George Russell, who left a huge hole in Verstappen's RB19 during the sprint race in Baku. The way the Mercedes driver subsequently reacted only further irritated the Red Bull Racing driver.

The whole world was able to witness the confrontation between Verstappen and Russell after the sprint race, with Verstappen calling the Mercedes driver a "D**khead". " At that moment, of course I think so," Verstappen told GPblog and others. According to the Dutchman, his remark had everything to do with the way Russell reacted.

"If you now say 'that was not my intention, that's already something'," the two-time world champion continued. However, that is far from what Russell said: instead, the 25-year-old Briton referred Verstappen to the onboard footage and the fact that he had cold tyres. "We all had cold tyres," Verstappen replied. "It's just a bit churlish."

Verstappen retaliates to Russell

Verstappen is also confronted with Russell's statements, in which the Mercedes driver stated he would "not just let someone pass him because he is Max Verstappen". That remark does not fall on good ground with the Red Bull driver. " I didn't say that either, but you can also attack me without attacking my car," Verstappen bounced.

Russell argued that Verstappen himself was taking a risk by staying on the outside and trying to maintain his position that way. " And that's not allowed because Princess George is sitting there?", the Dutchman replied sharply. He also disagrees with the suggestion that he might have done the same the other way round. "Oh yes, I would have driven him full into his sidepod of course. Really smart," said an exasperated Verstappen.