Kada Sárközi joined GPblog as an editor ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 season. He graduated with a BA in Sports Journalism in the UK and has covered Grands Prix and other F1 events live.
On Monday, Max Verstappen apologised for his collision with George Russell. Since then, a fake tweet also emerged, mimicking Oscar Piastri's Alpine statement from 2023.
After the Spanish Grand Prix, Verstappen said he "will bring some tissues next time" for Russell, but the day after he did apologise after all, explaining it should not have happened.
Team principal Christian Horner also shared Verstappen offered his apologies during the team briefing.
'Max Verstappen' denies apologising in fake post
Both the incident and Verstappen's apology provoked many reactions online. This also led to a fake tweet by the Red Bull driver, what was created by an unanimous user.
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“I understand that, without my agreement, Red Bull Racing,
have put out a press release late this afternoon that I said that the move on George Russell was "not right and shouldn't have happened." This is wrong, and I have not apologized for that collision. I will get a race ban this year”, reads the fake message shared on Reddit.
The fake tweet (not from Max Verstappen).
The fake post was obviously based on the viral post
of Oscar Piastri. In 2022, Alpine announced the Australian as their driver for the '23 season, but he denied that with a social media post.
"I understand that, without my agreement, Alpine F1 have put out a press release late this afternoon that I am driving for them next year. This is wrong and I have not signed a contract with Alpine for 2023. I will not be driving for Alpine next year," the current McLaren driver wrote at the time.
This article was written in collaboration with Nicole Mulder
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