Motor racing-Jos is the boss not Max, says Russell of Verstappen clash


Formula One F1 - Canadian Grand Prix - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada - June 12, 2025 Mercedes' George Russell arrives ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier

MONTREAL (Reuters) -George Russell said Max Verstappen tried to show who was the boss when they collided in Spain two weeks ago, but the scare tactics backfired.

The Mercedes Formula One driver told British reporters ahead of the 10th round of the season in Montreal that he did not think Red Bull's four-times world champion had tried to deliberately ram him.

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