Russell a✤nd Verstappen came to blows at Turn 2 on the opening lap of Saturday’s f🌌irst sprint race of the season in Baku as the Mercedes driver got past into third place. 

Verstappen was not impressed by Russell’s actions and pleaded with his Red Bull team to☂ report the Briton to race control. 

The two-time world champion later breezed past Russell to reclaim third 🌳place b☂ut finished the race with floor damage and a large hole in the sidepod of his RB19. 

Verstappen approached Russell directꩵly after the r♏ace in parc ferme to make his feelings on the matter clear. 

“I had no grip”, sa🐓🐈id Russell, who apologised to Verstappen.

Verstappen responded: “Mate, we all have no grip. We a♛ll need to leave a little spac𓄧e.

“ꦫBut expect it next time the same, you ൩know. Dickhead.” 

Speaking in the post-race interviews, Ve🦄rstappen added: "It's not clarified.

“I just don’t understand why you need to take so much risk in lap one, understeer into my sidepod, create a hole. We all haveಌ cold tyres, it’s easy to lock up. 

"His beautiful way of explaining ‘ah mate, you know locked up, ah look at the onboard’🐭. It doesn’t make sense. 

"Tꦛhere’s a hole in the sidepod, it doesn’t look ♒that great, it is what it is now and we’ll focus on tomorrow. "