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Hungry for sport, he grew up to the sound of Formula 1 engines and the exploits of Ronaldinho. Today, with a Master's degree in sports journalism, he no longer misses an F1 Grand Prix or a PSG match, his two passions and specialties.
Sanctioned for driving deemed too slow, Max Verstappen had to give up his pole position to George Russell. A situation which did not please him at all, to the point that the quadruple world champion was very upset with the Mercedes driver. And he didn't fail to let it be known.
Author of pole position in Qatar after having achieved the best time in qualifying, Max Verstappen was penalized with a penalty place on the starting grid for having obstructed George Russell. Second on the starting grid, the four-time world champion nevertheless won quite comfortably on Sunday, and after the race, he did not fail to rant against the driver Mercedes.
“I can’t stand this and it’s actually better for him to go fuck himself”
« I have a lot of respect for a lot of drivers, but after last night I completely lost that respect for him. I just thought it was ridiculous the way he tried to give me a penalty in front of the marshals. And I was very angry with him for that. He still presents really well here on camera, but when you're inside with him in person, he's just a different person. I can't stand this and it's actually better for him to go fuck himself. I don't want to get involved in this anymore », blurted out the four-time world champion in comments reported by Nextgen-auto.combefore adding a layer.
“I lost all respect for George”
« I couldn't believe I had managed to take a one place penalty for that! But somehow I was no longer surprised in the world I live in. I'm not happy about it, but at one point or another you have to turn the page. It wasn't very nice to see that happen because I think it's the first time someone has been penalized on a slow lap. Actually, I was just trying to be nice, so maybe I shouldn't be. I didn't want to bother anyone preparing for their turn. And by doing that, by being nice, you basically get a penalty. And that's what I tried to explain too, but I just felt like I was talking to a brick wall, so there wasn't much that was possible for some reason . I was quite surprised, sitting there in the commissioners' room, at what was happening. It was really very disappointing, because I think all of us here have a lot of respect for each other. I've been in that meeting room many times in my life and career with people I've raced with. And I've never seen anyone try to hurt someone so badly. For me, I lost all respect for George », added Max Verstappen.
