George Russell makes shocking claim over Red Bull employees wanting to leave due to Max Verstappen
George Russell made a shocking revelation about Red Bull personnel following Max Verstappen's behavior during a past race this season.
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The Max Verstappen and George Russell drama continues to receive massive updates over the final race weekend in Formula 1. Russell hasn’t backed down from the issues despite strong comebacks from Verstappen. Hence, amidst the ongoing row, the Briton recalled the time when Red Bull engineers started to leave the team.
George Russell claimed he wasn’t questioning Max Verstappen‘s abilities as a Formula 1 driver. Russell reckoned Verstappen drove erratically the moment he didn’t have the fastest chassis on the grid. The Briton recalled the 2024 Hungarian GP where the 27-year-old collided with Lewis Hamilton and cost a podium finish to Red Bull.
I’m not questioning his driving abilities one single bit, but the second he does not have the fastest car, let’s take Budapest as an example, he crashes into Lewis, he slams his whole team, and he loses the plot.
George Russell told planetf1.com
Following the crash, Russell revealed that over 25% of the engineers in the team started exploring other options. Engineers wanted to leave the team and join Mercedes, McLaren, Aston Martin, etc after witnessing the Dutchman’s behavior. The 26-year-old claimed that the engineers didn’t want to work with a guy like Verstappen.
Straight away after that race, 25% of his engineering team were sending their CVs to Mercedes, to McLaren, to Aston Martin, because they said they can’t deal with a guy like that.
George Russell added
Max Verstappen was ‘swearing’ at the stewards following the penalty
The 2024 season has witnessed Max Verstappen being irritated by the stewards on multiple accounts. Hence, due to this, George Russell claimed that the situation was funny because even before he said anything, Verstappen was cussing the stewards. Moreover, Russell reckoned that there was nothing to lie about as pointed out by the Dutchman in his comments.
It’s funny, because even before I said a word in the stewards, he was swearing at the stewards. He was so angry before I’d even spoken, and at the end of the day, there’s nothing to lie about.
George Russell noted
2024 has proved to be one huge rollercoaster ride for varied reasons. The coming season will witness massive personnel changes in a majority of the teams. However, Russell and Verstappen will continue with their respective teams. As a result, it would be interesting to witness how 2025 would pan out for both drivers.
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