Worth reading the article as Russell does a good job of explaining his points from a logical position rather than an angry one.

Max has always been on the ragged edge of what is accepted and legal in F1. There are even rules that have been adjusted because of him. As long as the governing body is consistent and fair in their application of the rules people like Max may ruffle feathers but should ultimately have no advantage over their competition. I think most would agree the last several years (and arguably far longer) have seen wildly inconsistent stewarding and race direction decisions, so here we are.

I don't think Max or George are bad drivers, but both are clearly trying to maximize what they can gain from the rulebook that governs their sport. In theory the governing body and its officials maintain normalcy through consistent and fair application of the rules. This season however, like many others, the rules are seemingly applied at random and with varying levels of severity. That's brought us to this point IMO.

The drivers now see that posturing for the referee can net them more success than legitimate racing. At first they complained that this needed to be addressed or it would have a major impact on the sport. It wasn't, so now we're seeing the childish behavior play out on center stage while they compete in the steward's room instead of on track.

Well, seems George is doubling down on his sneaky behavior.

1. There was no real issue on track and only George complained
2. I believe that George was either not paying attention or he intentionally drove the way he did to have a 'case'
3. George acts all friendly and reasonable in public but in the stewards room he tried to screw Max over
4. He is now banking on people believing him he was threatened by Max due to Max's perceived 'dangerous driving' and certain fans willingness to see or paint Max in a negative way

This is all a bit ridiculous tbh. And if we need to believe one or the other then I will 100% believe Max as you may not like him but there is one thing we can all agree on, Max tells you straight up what he thinks and how he behaves. George on the other hand is a character I find hard to trust as he has this certain "Je ne sais quoi" about him which makes me distrust things he says.

And lets not forget, George is the guy who caused a major incident (can happen) and went straight to the other driver and started hitting him (Bottas). So before we start banking on and believing that guy we should consider that George might not be, how shall I put this, entirely right in the head and has a tendency to behave like a lunatic.

All this because George acts like a devious child and doubles down on it. What a guy....

Average Max statement lol

E: downvote all you want, Max fanboys. Saying you intend to crash a competitor out of a race head-first into a wall is not acceptable, particularly not in a sport where people have died and the last death was due to a head injury...

Max has been acting in this way ever since he joined the sport and nothing is ever done about it.

Did Max really say this or is this a "Russell said that Max said" thing?

https://youtu.be/jNmrLRf_2_4

George misstated what happened to his engine. See video. I'm guessing that's not the only thing he misstated.

Seems like Max is trying to get into Russell's head. Typical psychological warfare between drivers, which IMO there's nothing wrong with that. If he does indeed intentionally wreck him, that's where heavy penalties would need to be given out.

Its one thing when you talk shit before the race to psych out your opponent. It's another thing entirely to risk doing them bodily harm by following through and wrecking them.

The cause of all this nonsense is that dumb policy to discuss issues like this with both drivers present at the same time. I 100% put the blame for this quarrel on the stewards.