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Red Bull star offers fresh TWIST in Verstappen Russell feud
Red Bull driver Liam Lawson has shed new light on the tension between Max Verstappen and George Russell, which escalated throughout the 2023 Formula 1 season.
The feud began at the Qatar Grand Prix, where Verstappen received a one-place grid penalty for driving below the minimum lap time, a situation highlighted by Russell.
This led to Verstappen criticizing Russell in the press, calling him “two-faced.”
The hostility resurfaced at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix when Russell accused Verstappen of being a bully and alleged that the Red Bull driver had threatened him before the Qatar race.
Lawson, speaking on the Pitstop podcast, recounted a humorous but awkward moment during the end-of-season drivers’ dinner in Abu Dhabi.
Lawson and his teammate Yuki Tsunoda arrived early and noticed an open seat next to Verstappen.
When Russell arrived, Verstappen jokingly offered him the seat, saying, “Mate, we’ve saved a seat for you.”
However, Russell avoided the confrontation by picking up the chair and moving to sit at the other end of the table with Lewis Hamilton.
Lawson noted the group’s reaction, saying they initially thought the seating arrangement would be amusing but instead found it more awkwardly funny.
The moment highlighted the ongoing tension between the two drivers, even in a social setting.
This anecdote adds another layer to the Verstappen-Russell feud, which has been a prominent subplot of the F1 season, fueled by on-track incidents and off-track remarks.
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