“Favourite Villain”: George Russell’s Innocent Confession After Heated Clash With Max Verstappen Sends F1 World Into a Frenzy

From all the on-track action from the first sprint race of the season, Max Verstappen and George Russell definitely take the award for the most talked-about incident. The two are ruling the headlines for their collision from the opening lap of the race. The incident did not die down as Max Verstappen even stopped a passing Russell to talk discuss the situation. The exchange between the two was caught on camera and there is clearly a lot of dirty air between the two even off the track. However, Russell was oblivious to this fact and his post-sprint race honest confession has the fans rolling on the floor.

To bring you, Russell started the race behind Verstappen. In a bid to catch up and pass the Dutchman, Russell made some desperate overtaking moves. The moves left Verstappen with a gaping hole in his sidepod.

After the race, unaware of Verstappen’s rage an innocent Russell was walking towards the paddock. The Dutchman stopped the Mercedes man to have a quick chat and dissipate his anger. However, Russell’s reply to Verstappen made him all the more furious. In fact, the Dutchman was quick to blast threats at the Russell during Parc Ferme.

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However, the most hilarious part of this exchange came after when Russell confessed what he thought was happening before the exchange.

Fans can’t stop laughing at George Russell’s honest confession of his understanding of Parc Ferme situation with Max Verstappen

The Brit hilarious revealed, “I thought he was coming over to shake my hand” when asked about the whole situation. Russell’s naivete has got the fans rolling on the floor.

The fans can’t stop laughing at Russell’s response as he irks some fans with his oblivious mid-race actions.

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We are not sure if Russell was being genuine or just tickling the funny bone. Regardless, the response from the Brit has amused the fans, clearly!

However, the warning from Mad Max shouldn’t be taken lightly.