George Russell and Max Verstappen are definitely not the best of friends with each other, and it doesn't look like this will improve in 2025. What's more...
The year has barely begun, and Russell has already dropped a serious bombshell on his rival's turf, which will certainly not go unanswered.
The Briton claims that Verstappen, through his exits, is driving a quarter of Red Bull Racing's engineers to Mercedes, and the rest to other teams...
"I don't dispute his skills, his driving style, but the moment he no longer has the fastest car, or when, for example, he collides with Lewis Hamilton, then everyone will immediately be to blame, but not him. Going crazy, he shouts at his entire team and loses ground from under his feet... Then what happened after the Hungarian Grand Prix happens, when almost the next day the CVs of 25% of their engineering team arrived at Mercedes, but many also signed up for McLaren, Aston Martin. They are not capable of collaborating with such a guy!
Christian Horner has strongly rejected Russell's claim, pointing out that Red Bull has key engineers on long-term contracts, so the idea is already flawed. He also warned George Russell that he would be best off looking after himself.
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