Max Verstappen cracked a joke about George Russell while discussing their feud (Image: GETTY)
cracked a joke about while on stage with at the , where he was quizzed on his ongoing beef with the driver.There has been no love lost between Verstappen and Russell ahead of the final race of the campaign at the Yas Marina Circuit. The build-up has been dominated by comments they have made about each other since last weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix.While on stage in Abu Dhabi, the drivers were asked to name the F1 driver they would choose to team up with for paintball. The fans in the crowd shouted: ‘George’, prompting a cheeky response from Verstappen.
The Dutchman suggested that he would be open to patching things up with Russell (Image: GETTY)
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The reigning world champion said: “He would be on the other team! No, I’m just kidding.” He went on to suggest that he would be open to patching things up with Russell if they bump into each other in Monaco, where they both reside.”Honestly, of course we have our arguments,” said Verstappen. “I’m sure we’ll fix it again, but it’s good to have a little break. I’m sure we’ll see each other in Monaco again. It’s all going to work out.”
Perez, meanwhile, stoked the fire with his own answer to the paintball question. He replied: “For my [paintball] team I would pick Max, especially if we are going against George,” followed by laughter from the crowd., which was organised by , on Thursday night. Russell was the last to arrive and was involved in an awkward exchange with Verstappen after entering the room, according to .It is claimed that Verstappen waved at Russell and offered up the empty seat alongside him. However, the driver was said to have declined Verstappen’s request before picking up the chair and moving it next to Hamilton, where he sat down.
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Martin Brundle recently accused Verstappen of ‘playing the victim’ while discussing the beef on Sky Sports, : “How I see this is that Max has ramped up the aggression on the track and ramped up playing the victim off the track, and it’s working.”He’s got everyone on the run, he’s got everyone on edge, whether it’s media, whether it’s other teams, particularly other drivers, and it’s how he goes about his racing.”We know he’s always been aggressive on the race track and I think he’s seen as: ‘I can basically say what I want and get away with what I want’. He knows the rulebook, he knows how to control his car.”He’s brilliant at controlling his car in wheel-to-wheel situations and every time he does it, it plays out for him.”