Max Verstappen and George Russell ‘sat as far apart as possible’ at F1 driver dinner
Max Verstappen and George Russell sat at opposite ends of the tabl🌌e during F1 driver dinner.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell were “sat as far away from each other as possible” during the annual F1 driver dinner organised by 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton.
That is according to Mc꧟Laren’s Lando Norris, who took a cheeky swipe at the pair’s rivalry which escalated into a war of words at𝕴 the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Seven-time world champion Hamilton got the drivers together for their now customary end of yeꦺar dinner in which the reigning world champion normally ends up footing the bill.
However, departing Sauber driver Valtteri Bottas revealed he covered the bill, which he says cost "about 20,000 local money", which works out at just over £4♏🏅,000.
Norris claime🐟d his title rival Verstappen and Russell were at opposite ends of the table having shared a group photo on social media.
“2024 dinner! and yes, the two your ♏thinking about were sat as far away from each other as possible,” Norris captioned his post ﷽on Instagram.
It appears that Aston Martin pair Fernando Alonso and Lance Strol🌠l, nor Haas driver Ke𓆉vin Magnussen, attended the dinner.
F1’s newest driver Jack Doohan was not there, but Esteban Ocon - who will not race in Abu Dhabi🌄 after being replaced by the 2025 rookie - did attend.
Russell v Verstappen row escalates
Russell sensationally claimed on Thursday that Verstappen had threatened to ෴intentionally crash ꧂into him and “put his head in the f*****g wall” in Qatar.
"I don't know why he felt the need for this personal attack and I'm not going to take it,” Rus♐sell told media including wuqian0821.com. "This is me just setting the record straight, I am not🅷 going to stand here and let someone slam me personally.
"I knew that was a spur of the moment thing, but the next day, we were joking around a bit with [Sergio] Perez and Carlos [Sainz], I saw it in his eyes that he meant i🔯t.
"He's a four-time champion. Lewis [Hamilton] is the champion I aspire to be - ha🔯rd but fair; never beyond the line. We ✃have a duty as drivers.
"For a world champion to come out and say he is going to go out of his way to crash 🍌into so💫meone and put him on his head, that is not the example we should be setting.”
That came after Verstappen had c�𓂃�riticised Russell for the role the Mercedes driver apparently played in pushing for the four-time world champion’s post-qualifying penalty last weekend.
Verstappen, who said he had “lost all respect” ꦉfor Russell, doubled down on his a♎ttack in Abu Dhabi.
The Dutchman labelled Russell a🅺s a “backstabber” and a “loser”.
"George is a backsꦓtabber,” Verstappen said to De Telegraaf via ESPN Netherlands.
“The way he brings up all this nonsense - he’s just a loser. He lies and cobbles things together tha🦩t don’t add up. I only voiced my opinion about his behaviour with the stewards.
“Clearly, he couldn’t handle that. And his comments about 2021? That’s how he acted with the stewards, insinဣuating nonsense.”

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