George Russell and Max Verstappen are definitely not the best of friends, and it doesn’t look like things will improve in 2025. On the contrary…
The year has just begun, and Russell has already dropped a bombshell on his rival's court, which surely won't go unanswered.
According to the Briton, Verstappen, with his outbursts, is pushing a quarter of Red Bull Racing's engineering towards Mercedes, while the rest goes to other teams...
“I don’t question his abilities, his driving style, but the moment he no longer has the fastest car, or if he collides with Lewis Hamilton for example, then everyone will immediately become guilty, except him. Out of his mind, he shouts at his entire team and loses the ground under his feet... That’s when it happens like after the Hungarian Grand Prix, when almost the next day the CVs of 25% of their engineering team ended up at Mercedes, but many also applied for McLaren and Aston Martin. I can’t work with a guy like that!
Christian Horner categorically rejected Russell's claims and pointed out that Red Bull has long-term contracts with its key engineers, so the idea itself is flawed. He also warned George Russell that he would be better off looking after himself.
Get ready Max Verstappen…
