WATCH: “Move out the way” – Max Verstappen claims George Russell impeded him on purpose during Canadian GP Qualifying

Max Verstappen reckoned that George Russell might've tried to impede his lap on purpose during Canadian GP Qualifying.

WATCH: “Move out the way” – Max Verstappen claims George Russell impeded him on purpose during Canadian GP Qualifying

Max Verstappen George Russell (via IMAGO)

The Canadian GP weekend is underway. The Montreal race has always given fans exciting action on-track. The nature of the circuit is often a challenge to drivers. Subsequently, Max Verstappen and George Russell had a moment during the the second qualifying session on Saturday.

Max Verstappen was on a hot-lap during Q2, when the Dutch driver approached the Mercedes of George Russell. The British driver failed to leave ample space for the reigning world champion on time. As Verstappen was left fuming on team radio.

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The Dutch driver lashed out on the team radio. Max Verstappen asserted that Russell should’ve moved out of his way. Moreover, the reigning world champion went as far as claiming that George Russell must’ve done this on purpose to potentially hamper his lap in Qualifying.

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Move out the way! I bet he did that on purpose!
Max Verstappen said on team radio

Max Verstappen struggling with tire grip at Canadian GP

Red Bull has faced a few difficult races in recent weekends. The Austrian team no longer enjoys a comfortable lead against the rest of the grid. This is evident as Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez continue to face multiple issues with the RB20. Things seem to be no different in Montreal as the Dutch driver struggles with a lack of grip.

Max Verstappen, elmut Marko and Christian Horner
Max Verstappen, Helmut Marko and Christian Horner (Via: Imago)

Max Verstappen informed his race engineer GP that he was having issues with tire grip throughout Qualifying. The 26-year-old even claimed that this had to lead to some inconsistent running. Moreover, Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Perez had failed to even make it out of Q1 after a disastrous run.

The lack of grip again. So inconsistent.
Max Verstappen stated

Certainly, Red Bull needs to go back to the drawing board and fix its recent problems with the RB20. Max Verstappen is undoubtedly a talented driver. However, with a poor car, the Dutch driver cannot bring in desired results for the reigning world champions as the competition closes up with Milton Keynes.

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