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A processional race at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya – which was won by Oscar Piastri as he extended his championship advantage over second-placed Lando Norris from three points to 10 – came alive on lap 64 of 66 when a furious Verstappen and Russell came to blows. Following a safety-car restart, Verstappen fell off the road as he attempted to defend fourth position from Russell. He rejoined ahead of the Mercedes driver but was advised by his Red Bull team to concede the position. Verstappen slowed down at Turn 5 to allow Russell past, but then accelerated and drove into his rival’s Mercedes. Drama in the closing stages of the race! 😱 Max Verstappen drops to P10 following a 10-second penalty for causing a collision with George Russell #F1 #SpanishGP pic.twitter.com/anhkyJ92pk— Formula 1 (@F1) June 1, 2025 Advertisement “What the f***”?” Russell said on the radio. Verstappen later moved out of Russell’s way, and crossed the line in fifth. However, he was hit with a 10-second penalty by the stewards – demoting him to 10th – and also punished with three penalty points on his licence which leaves him just one point away from a race ban. In commentary for Sky Sports, Nico Rosberg said Verstappen’s sanction was too lenient and that he should have been shown a black flag – an immediate disqualification. And when the 2016 world champion’s claim was put to Russell, the Englishman replied: “If it was truly deliberate then absolutely, because you cannot deliberately crash into another driver. “We are putting our lives on the line. We are fortunate the cars are as safe as they are these days but we shouldn’t take it for granted. “It felt very deliberate. It is something I have seen numerous times in sim racing and go-karts. I have never seen it in a Formula One race. It felt strange, bizarre and I really don’t know what was going through his mind. “It is a shame because Max is one of the best drivers in the world but manoeuvres like that are totally unnecessary. It lets him down, and it is a shame for all of the young kids looking up to us, aspiring to be Formula One drivers.” Responding to Russell’s criticism, Verstappen said: “Well, I’ll bring some tissues next time.as “He has his view, I have my view. It’s better not to comment. In life you shouldn’t regret too many things. (I have) no regrets.” Verstappen had just lost third place to Charles Leclerc after he opened the door to the Ferrari driver when he made a mistake on the exit of the final corner in a six-lap shootout to the flag following the deployment of a safety car. Russell then attempted to sling his Mercedes underneath Verstappen’s Red Bull at the first corner before the Dutchman took to the escape road and remained ahead of the Briton. “Max, can you let Russell through, please?” said Verstappen’s race engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase. “What? I was ahead, mate. What the f***! He just ran me off the road.” Explaining their decision to hit Verstappen with a 10-second penalty – which leaves him a distant 49 points adrift of Piastri in the championship – the stewards said: “From the radio communications, it was clear that the driver of Car 1 (Verstappen) was asked by his team to ‘give the position back’ to Car 63 (Russell) for what they perceived to be an earlier breach by Car 1 for leaving the track and gaining a lasting advantage (in fact, we had later determined that we would take no further action in relation to that incident). “The driver of Car 1 was clearly unhappy with his team’s request to give the position back. At the approach to Turn 5, Car 1 significantly reduced its speed thereby appearing to allow Car 63 to overtake. “However, after Car 63 got ahead of Car 1 at the entry of Turn 5, Car 1 suddenly accelerated and collided with Car 63. The collision was undoubtedly caused by the actions of Car 1.” Press Association Viewcomments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “'I’ll bring some tissues next time' - Verstappen and Russell snipe at each other over collision”. Recipient's Email Feedback on “'I’ll bring some tissues next time' - Verstappen and Russell snipe at each other over collision”. Your Feedback Your Email (optional) Report a Comment Please select the reason for reporting this comment. Please give full details of the problem with the comment... This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic. Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy before taking part. 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