US EditionRed Bull Insider Admits Max Verstappen Error Behind Crash with Russell
- Red Bull admitted a strategic error at the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona involving Max Verstappen and George Russell.
- The team chose to pit Verstappen for hard tires late under a safety car, while competitors Leclerc and Russell stayed on softer but older tires.
- After the restart, Verstappen struggled for traction, leading to contact with Russell and a controversial clash that resulted in a ten-second penalty.
- Verstappen, 27 and a four-time world champion, expressed frustration online and apologized, while Red Bull's Helmut Marko called it a serious misjudgment and accepted the penalty was deserved.
- The incident exposed strategic difficulties for Red Bull and left Verstappen trailing Oscar Piastri by 49 points, making his bid for a fifth straight championship more challenging.
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Max Verstappens Rammsetz at the Grand Prix of Spain in Formula 1 continues to provide ignition. An ex-pilot is strongly critical.
The Grand Prix of Spain provoked a variety of situations in the circuit of Montmeló. However, the biggest controversy occurred with Max Verstappen about the closing of the race, when George Russell got out of control and crashed. He was penalized for that action, lost several positions, woke up a wave of criticism, was exposed more than ever and even had to apologize to the engineers of Red Bull due to his uncontrolled reactions. Even Helmut Mar…
Helmut Marko, chief advisor to the Austrian team, spoke after the Spanish GP about the incident starring the F1 world champion
Verstappen Faces Ban After Admitting Fault in Barcelona GP Clash
Max Verstappen has admitted blame for his controversial on-track clash with George Russell during the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix, stating that his behaviour 'wasn't right and shouldn't have happened'. The incident, which occurred in the final laps of the race, has drawn criticism from across the paddock and pushed Verstappen within a single point of a mandatory race suspension. Verstappen's Reckless Move Sparks Penalty Storm On lap 64 of the 1 June…
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