Max Verstappen took his ninth victory of the 2024 Formula One season at the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday, though he wasn’t exactly in a celebratory mood after the race, accusing Mercedes’ George Russell of trying to “screw him over.

Red Bull boss Christian Horner accused George Russell of “hysterics” as the fall-out between Max Verstappen and the British driver continued following the Qatar Grand Prix. Verstappen celebrated his fourth world title by winning the race in Qatar but said afterwards that he had “lost all respect” for Russell after he was stripped of pole position the previous day.

George Russell feels "absolutely ready" to fight for a World Championship against Max Verstappen, should his car allow it.

Dramatic behind-the-scenes footage of Max Verstappen and George Russell has been teased following their bust-up at the Qatar Grand Prix. The four-time world champion and the Mercedes star initially came together on track when a fast-approaching Russell approached a slow-moving Verstappen in qualifying.

Max Verstappen may have sauntered to victory at the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday, but that success did little to qwell his anger at Mercedes' George Russell over an incident in qualifying that saw him demoted from pole position to second place on the grid in Lusail.

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