Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel’s rivalry is probably the classiest and most respectful one of the last decade. However, it looks like as the cars are getting faster; the drivers are getting fiercer. Max Verstappen went all guns blazing after George Russell after the Briton compromised his race. But this is Formula 1 and things happen in F1. Nevertheless, The Dutchman is back at it again, forcing another warning down Rusell’s throat as the rivalry picks up traction.

Mercedes and Red Bull have been rivals competing with each other for over a decade now. It might be so that their drivers are also extraordinarily critical of the other. Max Verstappen quickly turned what looked like a racing incident into George Russell‘s mistake. Russell, in an attempt to get past the Dutchman after getting a better start, went up on his inside. Verstappen, knowing the risks, stayed on the outside, resulting in Russell hitting his sidepod.

Verstappen was furious at the Mercedes driver and slandered him in all the consequent interviews that took place. After the race when Russell came up to apologize, Max Verstappen asked him to expect the same calling him a d*ckhead. At the post-race interview, he suggested things are not okay between him and emphasized Russell’s mistake during the post-race press conference as well.

The Dutchman is back at it once again as things get even sourer between the two drivers. When Sky asked Max Verstappen what he meant by the expect the same comment, the Red Bull driver implied it’s exactly what it sounds like. According to the tweet, Sky asked “What do you mean with expect the same time?” and Max Verstappen replied “It’s exactly how I meant”

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Max Verstappen even made a comment when he overtook Russell during the sprint, suggesting he knows how to overtake without making contact. Nevertheless, the latest comments suggest Max will dive-bomb Russell at every given possibility in the future. However, George Russell is not one to back down from a rivalry and had his part to say.

George Russell suggests Max Verstappen would’ve done the same to him

Max Verstappen complaining about someone getting their elbows out sounds very ironic after his shenanigans of 2021 with Lewis Hamilton. George Russell suggested the corner was his and talked about how Verstappen could’ve waited and gone for a move on the next lap. The Briton explained his frustration and surprise at Max’s anger, pointing towards how Verstappen would lunge up on the inside if the roles were reversed.

According to Express.co.uk, George Russell said “I was surprised as to why he was so angry, to be honest. He still finished the race in P3, you know it’s a difficult situation, he’s got enough experience to know if he’s trying to overtake a guy on the outside, there’s a risk that the guy on the inside is going to run wide and into you, and I don’t think anything would have been any different had positions have been reversed.”

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If Mercedes is able to reach par with Red Bull after the new concept arrives, will we be seeing a repeat of Verstappen vs Hamilton?