Max Verstappen has been furious with George Russell after he collided with him on the first lap of the F1 Azerbaijan GP sprint race. The two battled for third place from the first lap, going side-by-side through the first three corners. However, contact on the exit of Turn 3 saw Russell take the position.
Verstappen overtook Russell in the second half of the race and finished third. The two then faced off in parc ferme. “We had no grip at the start,” Russell apologized, but Verstappen countered: “We all have no grip. We all need to have some space.” “I know,” Russell replied. “Look onboard,” Verstappen continued, adding, “Dickhead.” Asked later if he chose the term because of past conflicts between the two, Verstappen said: “No, it didn’t really matter before.” After the race, Verstappen said Russell should have been more cautious at the start. “I don’t understand why you have to take so many risks on the first lap,” he said. “He understeered into my sidepod and punctured it. We all have cold tires so it’s easy to lock up. , in his beautiful way of explaining, ‘It’s locked, look at the onboard.’ Well, it doesn’t make sense.” I’m fine with it, too.” The stewards did not note or investigate the clash between the two. Verstappen said the car’s handling was “a little weird” as a result of the damage, including missing floor parts and holes in the sidepods. “It’s natural to expect the balance, but the car bounced a lot, slid in strange places, and there was some vibration.” , it’s not great, of course you’re always in dirty air trying to close the gap a bit, and at one point it seems like the tires got a little too hot.”
2023-04-29 15:22:56
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