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Jon and Edd debate Spanish GP's huge Verstappen controversy [ad-free video]
Added 2025-06-01 20:16:37 +0000 UTCMax Verstappen's hugely contentious incident with George Russell in the closing laps of the Spanish Grand Prix leaves him on the brink of an F1 race ban - here are Edd and Jon in the paddock to debate Verstappen's actions and what happens next.
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Max Is lashing out because he knows he is not winning the race that is why he ran into some of the racers
Phindile John Nxawe
2025-06-02 16:22:11 +0000 UTCThey are missing Jonathan Wheatley
Mark Martin
2025-06-02 14:15:28 +0000 UTCThe radio messages were really revealing. There was an arguement between Verstappen and the pit wall which climaxed at the collision. I think the seed of frustration began with driving into the Bearman/Lawson battle (though to his benefit in closing the gap with Norris.) Put on Hards and told that's all they had left. And in quick succession: slides into the the race restart, bumps with Laclerc on the straight, bumps with Russell in T1, fusses about the Laclerc bump and told to calm down, THEN told to give the position back to Russell.... Objectively, that is a lot.
WhoaHoldOnGuy
2025-06-02 13:38:22 +0000 UTCI wasn't keen on the Red Bull radio messages at the time, telling him he had to give the place back to George Russell because "it's the rules", one of those where it is claimed that the rules clearly say something when in reality they don't. So I can certainly understand him being riled up, but I think he probably did deliberately drive into George Russell and that it was a particularly poor way of acting upon that frustration. I think Max has plenty in common with Michael Schumacher, with his brilliance, his way of setting up the car that is tough for his team mates, and some of his questionable on-track tactics. I'm also reminded of a more clear/blatant instance where Sebastian Vettel drove into Lewis Hamilton during a similar loss of emotional control. I think the punishment was fair, for although the 10 seconds wasn't a lot, the 3 penalty points putting him on the brink of a race ban means he has to beware of "losing it" and acting it out to that extent again.
Ian Simpson
2025-06-02 00:41:59 +0000 UTCIt boggles my mind why the team asked Max to give that place back. He clearly took a knock from George. It makes his actions after explainable, if not excusable
Chris M
2025-06-01 22:38:57 +0000 UTCHave to agree man.. it was 100% deliberate. Max knows he ain't winning this year, so he is lashing out
John
2025-06-01 21:00:49 +0000 UTCMake the cars more fragile. They would be lighter and we would not have to worry about dive bombs or touches.
Julien
2025-06-01 20:53:06 +0000 UTCThe notion that Max may reflect on what happened and show anything like contrition, is just absurd. You need to take the Verstappen branded rose coloured glasses off.
Kevin Henderson
2025-06-01 20:45:38 +0000 UTCInteresting to hear Jon’s opinion that Max has unease with current overtaking/driving guidelines….isn’t it Max’s driving that has resulted in these ridiculous rules?
Drewface
2025-06-01 20:36:10 +0000 UTCI genuinely cannot understand why Jon would say he can't believe Max would deliberately drive into someone. He did and he's done it before as well. Call it out for what it is. It's absolutely appalling and not befitting of a world champion
James Nicholson
2025-06-01 20:21:51 +0000 UTC
