Russell responds to Verstappen's controversial comment after the Spanish Grand Prix

In the final few laps at Barcelona, Verstappen was told to the the Mercedes driver through after rejoining the track, but while doing that, he served into the Brit, resulting in a ten-second time penalty and three penalty points being added to his license.

As a result of those penalty points being added, the Red Bull Racing driver now sits on 11, just one away from a potential race ban that could be served at the Austrian Grand Prix if he earns one at this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix.

Following the Spanish Grand Prix, Russell told the media, including GPblog, that he believed Verstappen set a bad example by driving into him.

The Dutchman was confronted with these statements shortly thereafter, to which he said: "Okay, next time I'll bring some tissues."

During the media day in Montreal for this weekend's Grand Prix around the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, the Brit responded to his rival's sharp comment.

"That was quite funny to be fair, and I did have a giggle about that," Russell laughed while speaking to Sky Sports.

But even before teams and drivers descended on the paddock in Canada after a week's break from racing, Russell admits that he had already run into Verstappen before

"We bumped into each other at the airport on Sunday morning when I was going to Roland Garros," the Brit explained.