George Russell has labelled his clash with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen at the 2025 F1 Spanish Grand Prix as “unnecessary”, adding🌳 that the reigning world champion had once again “let himself down”.

Russell and Verstappen had tw𒁃o high-profile incidents at the end of the race after the Safety Car.

Verstappen was vuln꧃erable at the end of the race 😼after Red Bull put him on hard tyres.

The Dutchman lost out to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc and then was forced wide by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell at Turn 1.

Verstappen held the position over Russell after running across the run-off but was ordered by Red Bull ꦰto give the place back.

In fruꩵstration, as he lifted, Verstappen ran 𝔍into Russell’s path.

Verstappen was hit with 🌞a 10-second time penalty, dropping him from ꦕfifth to 10th.

Giving his perspective, Russell told Sky Sports: “I mean I was as surprised as𒈔 you guys probably ♛were. I’ve seen those sorts of manoeuvres before on simulator games and in go-karting but never in Formula 1.

“Ultimately, we came home in P4 and he came home in 𝓡P10. I don’t really know what was going through his mind. It felt deliberate in the moment. It was a bit surprising.”

Russell was then asked if Verstappen’s penalty should have🉐 been more severe.

“It’s not really my place to say to be honest,” Russell added. “Right now, I am not going to give it any thought because we’ve got our own problems to do well which is to try and make our car faster. We were destined to finish P4 today, probably ahead of Charlᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚes and  behind Max.

“Obviously, the Safety Car at the end ▨shuffled things up. It’s down to the stewards to decide if it was deliberate or not.Max is such an amazing driver and so many people look up to him. It’s just a shame something like that continues to occur. It’s totally unnecessary and never seems to benefit himself.”

George Russell: Max Verstappen “lets himself down a bit”

Ahead of this weekend, Verstappen was still in title contention despite Red 🌱Bull’s🍒 inconsistent form.

The four-time world champion delivered a masterclass at Imola, pulling off a stunning move on 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri on the opening lap.

Verstappen’s overtake earned praise from Russell, who described it as one o🐈f the best moves he💦’s seen in F1.

Rus𒊎sell conceded that it’s a shame to see Verstappen vent his frustration on track when he can deliver world ꦉclass moments.

“I am too close to give my opinion on behalf of the driver♔s,” Russell explained.

“Like in Austin last year, some of the best moves ever and you go to Mexico, then he lets himself dow💎n a bit.

“You go to Imola, one of the best moves we’ve all seen in a long time and then t𓃲his happens. As I said, it costs him and his team a lot of points. Charles and I actually dropped off like a stone in those last few laps. He probably could have come back to fight for the podium.

“As I say, I am not going to lose sleep. We’ve got ou🃏r own problems to deal with which is making our own car go faster.”