George Russell furiously hits again at ‘bully’ Max Verstappen in main escalation of row

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George Russell furiously hit back at Max Verstappen after the F1 world champion’s stinging criticism of him and declared that "someone needs to stand up to a bully like this".

In a major escalation of the row between two of F1’s leading drivers over fallout from Verstappen’s one-place grid drop at last week’s Qatar Grand Prix, Mercedes’ Russell had his first say on the matter since the Red Bull driver launched a tirade against him following a race he ultimately won last Sunday.

Verstappen had said he had "lost all respect" for Russell and that the Mercedes driver had set out in the stewards room to get him a penalty for impeding him at the end of qualifying on Saturday.

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