George Russell responds to Max Verstappen's criticism of him by saying the four-time world champion 'cannot deal with adversity'.
Max Verstappen was given a one-place grid penalty for impeding George Russell by driving unnecessarily slowly in Qatar qualifying last weekendGeorge Russell says Max Verstappen "cannot deal with adversity" as the Mercedes driver responded to the world champion's comments that he had "lost all respect" for him.Briton Russell said at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Thursday: "I don't know why he felt the need for this personal attack and I'm not going to take it.
"He's a four-time champion. Lewis is the champion I aspire to be - hard but fair; never beyond the line. We have a duty as drivers. Afterwards, Verstappen said he "never expected someone to really try and actively get someone a penalty that badly and lying about why I was doing what I was doing"."There is nothing to lie about," Russell added. "He was going too slow, he was on the racing line and in the high-speed corner. I wasn't trying to get him a penalty. I was just trying to prepare my lap and you fight hard on track and in the stewards.
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