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Formula One star Max Verstappen created a voting in the diminishing moments of Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix as he intentionally seemed to get in touch with the driver George Russell.
The problem began to reboot by about four laps to walk in the race. Verstappen tried to catch some speed but came sideways on the front stretch. He saved his car from spinning and walking down, but Charles Leclerc was able to bypass him. Leclerc and Verstappen stirred briefly as the Ferrari Racer moved around the Red Bull driver.
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Red Bulls Max Verstappen prior to the race. (Reuters/Bruna Casas)
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc steeres his car in front of the Mercedes driver George Russell during the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona Catalunya Racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelona, Spain, Sunday June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
When Leclerc zoomed past Verstappen, Russell was also on the Austrian tail. Russell went on the inside of Verstappen in the first trip and Red Bull Racer was forced off the field. He ended up in front of Russell at the moment. Replay showed that Verstappen and Russell contacted.
Verstappen was then asked by his team to let Russell pass him to remedy any concerns about whether he was illegally coming in front of the Mercedes driver.
On the shot 64 it seemed that Verstappen would let Russell through, but the two ended up making wheel-to-wheel contact. Russell fell back and Verstappen pulled on.
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen under the Spanish Grand Prix in Montmelo, Spain, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
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“What f —? … he just crashed into me,” Russell was heard on the radio.
Verstappen eventually gave up the position to Russell before the race was over. Russell ended at the fourth, and Verstappen originally ended in fifth place, but was then hit with a 10-second time penalty. He fell to 10. After the discipline.
McLaren runs Oscar Piastri celebrates after winning the Spanish Grand Prix, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
Oscar Piastri picked up another victory for McLaren a year. His teammate, Lando Norris, finished in second place. Leclerc was third.
