Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen says he “lost all respect” for Mercedes driver George Russell after an incident between them in qualifying cost him pole position on the grid for the Qatar Grand Prix

Max Verstappen was left extremely frustrated and angry with George Russell after being handed a one-place grid penalty for the Qatar Grand Prix. The penalty demoted the Dutchman from pole position, a decision that Russell reportedly influenced during a stewards’ meeting.

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The Dutchman says Russell ‘always acts very nice here in front of the cameras’ but is ‘a completely different person’ in the stewards’ room.