Sky Sports F1 commentator Martin Brundle has weighed in on the ongoing feud between 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell.

It was an explosive Thursday at the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Verstappen and Russell spoke꧑ to theꦿ media ahead of the final race of the season.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Verstappen didn’t back down fr𝔍om his comments on Sunday in Qatar where he said he had “lost all respect” for Russell due to the alleged role the Mercedes driver played in getting him a grid penalty following qualifying last weekend.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Russell hit back at Verstappen with a series of comments where he questioned how the reigning world champion deals with adversity, while making reference to 2021 and how 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:he would have handled a title defeat if he was in 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton’s position.

Things continued to be explosive when Verstappen spoke to the Dutch press as he described 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Russ🐎ell as a “backstabber” and “loser”.

Speaking ahead of 𒆙FP1 in Abu Dhabi, Brundle sees it as Verstappen “ramping up the aggression”♈ on track while “playing the victim” off it.

“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,” Brundle said. 

“He's got everyone on the run, he's got everyone on edge, whether it's media, whethe🌠r it's other teams, particularly other drivers, and it's how he goes about his racing.

“We know he's always been aggres🏅sive on the race track and I think he's seen '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.

‘Russell the only one brave enough’

Russell was livid with Verstappen🔯’s🎃 comments after the Dutchman questioned his integrity.

The Briton insisted though he just wanted to stand up for himself rather than escalate the situatꦆion with Verstappen.

Brundle acknowledge🎶d that Russell is the first driver to be “brave enough” to hit back at Verstappen.

“George is the on⛎ly one brave enough to do it with Max at the moment,” Brundle added. “Everybody else has w❀ithered.

“The FIA should be getting involved in this and sorting it out if they weren’t bu♑sy trying to sort themselves out. I do believe there should be more involvement⛦.

“I’ve said for years I don’t understand how drivers can be best mates, social med📖ia lovies and r♛ace wheel to wheel on track. It can’t work out.”