Russell hopes Verstappen has 'learned the risk' for future wheel-to-wheel F1 battles following their clash in the Baku sprint.
George Russell hopes Max Verstappen has “learned the risk” for future wheel-to-wheel battles after the pair collided and then argued following Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix sprint race.The Mercedes driver enjoyed the stronger launch in Saturday's sprint race to dive up the inside of fourth-starting Verstappen into Turn 1 in Baku and the duo continued to run side-by-side until the exit of the Turn 3 left-hander.
This prompted reigning champion Verstappen, who eventually reclaimed the position to finish on the sprint race podium, to remonstrate with Russell in parc fermeRussell says that he thought, at this moment, Verstappen was coming over to praise the duo for a good battle and that the Red Bull driver had plenty of time to wait before passing later in the race.
"From my side, his position was already lost and ever since eight years old in go-karting, if you're on the inside at the apex of a corner, it's your corner. "But equally I'm here to fight, I'm here to win, I'm not just going to wave him by because he's Max Verstappen in a Red Bull."
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