George Russell and Max Verstappen’s feud has turned ugly (Image: Getty)
accused of issuing a chilling threat as the feud between the pair took an ugly turn at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The star sensationally claimed that Verstappen told him he would ‘put you on your f***ing head in the wall’ after their argument at the Qatar Grand Prix exploded.
Verstappen hit out at Russell’s conduct when he was hit with a one-place grid penalty by the stewards following an incident between them in qualifying.
It robbed the Dutchman of pole, but he would go on to win the race at Lusail while Russell came home in fourth.
Verstappen continued their disagreement after they were summoned to the stewards, with the four-time champion stating he had “lost all respect” for Russell following the spat.
And the star, 26, has opened up on what Verstappen, 27, said to him in the aftermath as tensions threatened to boil over between the two drivers.
“I find it all quite ironic seeing as Saturday night he said he was going to purposefully go out of his way to crash into me and ‘put me on my f***ing head in the wall’,” Russell said.
“So to question somebody’s integrity as a person, while saying comments like that the day before, I find is very ironic, and I’m not going to sit here and accept it.”
George Russell has accused Max Verstappen of being a bully (Image: Getty)
The outraged Brit then accused Verstappen of being a ‘bully’ and explained how he sees two different sides of the Dutchman when racing against him.
“You know what it is? He acts decent in front of the camera here, but when you talk to him personally, he is it is a different person…” Russell said at the Drivers’ press conference in Abu Dhabi. “I can’t stand that. In that case you can better f*** off.”
He added: “People have been bullied by Max for years now, and you can’t question his driving abilities. But he cannot deal with adversity. Whenever anything has gone against him – Jeddah ’21, Brazil ’21 – he lashes out.
“Budapest this year, the very first race the car wasn’t dominant, crashing into Lewis, slamming his team. As I said, for me, those comments on Saturday night and Sunday were totally disrespectful and unnecessary.”
Max Verstappen claimed he has ‘lost all respect’ for George Russell (Image: Getty)
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