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Canada Standard
7 hours ago
- Automotive
- Canada Standard
Max Verstappen admits George Russell incident 'not right'
(Photo credit: Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK) Max Verstappen admitted Monday that his controversial collision with George Russell in Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix was 'not right and shouldn't have happened.' Verstappen, the four-time defending Formula 1 champion, stopped short of apologizing for the incident that earned him a 10-second penalty and dropped him to 10th place in Barcelona. Late in the race, Verstappen initially objected to his Red Bull Racing team's order to allow Mercedes' Russell to swap positions after a tire change. After allowing Russell to pass, Verstappen accelerated heading into a turn and caused a collision. Race stewards deemed Verstappen was entirely at fault, penalized him 10 seconds and also added three penalty points to his super license. The 27-year-old Dutch driver now has 11 points, one short of the maximum allowed in a 12-month period before warranting an automatic one-race suspension. Russell agreed with the stewards' decision, calling Verstappen's move was 'very deliberate.' 'It's something that I've seen numerous times in sim racing and on iRacing. Never have I seen it in a Formula 1 race,' Russell told reporters post-race. Verstappen, who crossed the finish line fifth prior to receiving the penalty, issued his comments on Monday on Instagram. 'Some moves after the safety car restart fueled my frustration, leading to a move that was not right and shouldn't have happened,' he wrote. 'I always give everything out there for the team and emotions can run high. You win some together, you lose some together. See you in Montreal (the next race).' Oscar Piastri won Sunday's race with McLaren teammate Lando Norris finishing second and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc third. --Field Level Media
Newsweek
17 hours ago
- Automotive
- Newsweek
George Russell Issues Scathing Statement Regarding the Max Verstappen Collision
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Mercedes F1 driver George Russell had some choice words for Max Verstappen after the two drivers collided at the Spanish Grand Prix. Verstappen hit Russell's car while giving a position back for an earlier collision, which left the Mercedes car damaged. Russell and Verstappen have a storied history of problems on and off the track. The pair had a heated war of words last season. George Russell of Great Britain and Mercedes answers questions in the media pen during the F1 Grand Prix of Spain at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on June 1, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Kym Illman/Getty... George Russell of Great Britain and Mercedes answers questions in the media pen during the F1 Grand Prix of Spain at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on June 1, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by) More Photo byRussell, after Sunday's collision in Barcelona, went right back at Verstappen for the retaliatory move during his post-race debrief. "It felt very deliberate, to be honest," Russell told reporters after the race. "It's something that I've seen numerous times in sim racing and on iRacing. Never have I seen it in a Formula 1 race. So that was something new. "It's a bit of a shame because Max is clearly one of the best drivers in the world. "But maneuvers like that are just totally unnecessary and sort of lets him down. It's a shame for all the young kids looking up, aspiring to be Formula 1 drivers. "So, as I said, I don't know what he was thinking. In the end, I'm not going to lose sleep over it because I ultimately benefited from those antics." The collision came as a result of a safety car bunching up the field, leading to a string of on-track battles during the last handful of laps. All of the cars made a pit stop to get a fresh pair of tires because the track in Barcelona was chewing up the cars' rubber. Limited in his choices for tires due to three pit stops, Verstappen was put on hard tires, which left the driver vulnerable since the other nearby cars were on soft tires. After losing a place to Charles Leclerc, Verstappen had Russell right on his tail. Russell went for the overtake on Verstappen, though there was contact between the drivers. A dramatic restart! 😱 This was a heart-in-mouth moment between Verstappen and Leclerc 👀#F1 #SpanishGP — Formula 1 (@F1) June 1, 2025 Red Bull were nervous that Verstappen would be given a penalty for the incident and requested that the Dutch driver give Russell the place. Later in the lap, Verstappen started to slow down, seeming ready to give the place back, when out of nowhere he jolts his car into the Mercedes, leading to damage on his rival's car. This collision led to a five-second time penalty, which dropped Verstappen down to P10, while Russell managed to carry on and finish P4. 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 — Formula 1 (@F1) June 1, 2025 More F1: Max Verstappen Awarded FIA Platinum License for Endurance Racing For more F1, head on over to Newsweek Sports.
NBC Sports
3 days ago
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
Rajah Caruth holds off Corey Heim to win NASCAR Truck race at Nashville
LEBANON, Tenn. — Rajah Caruth held off Corey Heim in the final laps to win Friday night's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Nashville Superspeedway. Heim finished second in the 150-lap race. Layne Riggs placed third. Daniel Hemric finished fourth. Corey Day completed the top five. 'Those guys were breathing down my neck the whole run,' Caruth told FS1 of Heim and Riggs. " ... We've been off this year but good to get it done tonight.' MORE: Nashville results MORE: Driver points after Nashville Friday's victory is the second career Truck win for Caruth, whose path into racing came via iRacing. He scored his first career Truck win in March 2024 at Las Vegas. That win made him the third Black driver in NASCAR history to win a national NASCAR Series race, joining Hall of Famer Wendell Scott and Bubba Wallace. Riggs won the first stage. Heim won the second stage. Heim led 58 laps, becoming the first driver in series history to lead 800 laps in the first 12 races of a season. 'I feel like just clean air was the main thing tonight,' Heim said. 'With the third stage tonight being pretty straight forward, with a lack of strategy and all green, it was tough to come back for the lead, but I slid through my box there on the last stop and didn't do my guys any favors. Just something to reflect on my end, but huge congrats to Rajah (Caruth). 'He did an awesome job managing from the lead. I was really free behind him, and he made pretty much the right move every time where I was going to go.' Caruth is the fifth driver to earn a playoff spot via a win, joining Heim (four wins), Chandler Smith (two), Hemric (one) and Tyler Ankrum (one).
News18
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
'Real' Over 'Reel' Racing For Verstappen! F1 Champion Snubs Brad Pitt's F1 Movie For iRacing
Last Updated: Max Verstappen skipped the exclusive screening of Brad Pitt's 'F1: The Movie' to spend time at home with family, and to live stream his iRacing gameplay. Max Verstappen made waves in F1's most glamorous paddock on Thursday by choosing to stay home instead of attending an exclusive screening of the new Brad Pitt film 'F1: The Movie'. Verstappen, who isn't fond of promotional activities beyond his team's needs, said he had declined the invitation well in advance. He didn't comment on his diaper-changing duties. 'I informed Formula One Management (FOM) that I wouldn't be attending," he said. 'They were aware. I just wanted to spend more time at home. It wasn't a mandatory event, and it was my private time. 'I prefer to spend that private time at home, especially since in F1, you're away from home so much already. It's pretty normal, I think. Now that my family is growing, I definitely prefer more time at home." While no one doubts Verstappen's commitment as a father, his alter-ego, 'Franz Hermann', was active on iRacing during the screening. The F1 Drivers had an exclusive preview of Brad Pitt's F1 Movie! 🍿All active drivers showed up to the premier except for, you guessed it, Max Verstappen aka Franz Hermann who was live on iRacing 😂 — Racing Balls F1 (@RacingBallsF1) May 21, 2025 Red Bull's four-time world champion and Aston Martin's Lance Stroll were the only drivers absent from the preview showing of the Hollywood movie in Monaco on Wednesday evening, which was part of the build-up to this weekend's Grand Prix. Both drivers, along with the 18 who attended, are in Monaco for the Grand Prix, the second of three consecutive races in Italy, Monaco, and Spain, following six season-opening flyaway races in Australia, Asia, the Gulf, and Florida. The highly anticipated film, set for release next month, stars Brad Pitt and Damson Idris. It was directed by Joseph Kosinski, known for 'Top Gun: Maverick,' and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari, who praised the movie for its authenticity. (with agency inputs) First Published: May 22, 2025, 23:50 IST
NBC Sports
13-04-2025
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
Bristol to provide another set of memorable moments for Jesse Love
BRISTOL, Tenn. — For each of her children's birthdays, Elizabeth Love puts together a video. For son Jesse's 20th birthday in January, Elizabeth Love used footage from when Jesse, then 5, went to the track to drive a quarter midget for the first time. 'You can see the look on that little boy's face, he was never afraid,' Elizabeth said of her son. 'From the moment he got in that car … you could just see it in Jesse's eyes, you can see it through the shield on his helmet, that he's like, 'OK, I got this.' And there he goes.' That little boy — he'll always be that little boy to parents Elizabeth and Jesshill 'Duke' Love — will make his Cup debut today at Bristol Motor Speedway. Jesse Love will start 19th, next to former Cup champion Chase Elliott in the 10th row. Dustin Long, Jesse Love is trying to take this all in as if it's any other day for a driver who became the youngest champion in NASCAR history when he claimed his first of back-to-back ARCA Menards Series West title in 2020 at the age of 15 years old. Jesse said he used the drive from the Charlotte area to Bristol on Friday to let his mind wander along the hilly trip about the journey he's gone to this point. 'It was like driving to Baylands, which is where I grew up racing quarter midgets,' said the Menlo Park, California native. 'It was kind of a similar, I guess, like terrain and route. So that was a pretty cool emotional experience for me. 'I remember when I was, five, six, eight years old running quarter midgets with my dad, driving up this windy path one way or one lane road up to the go-kart track and then now doing the same thing going to a Cup race. That was a really cool full circle moment for me.' Success has joined Jesse on the journey through racing's ranks. He claimed the ARCA Menards Series title at age 18 in 2023. He made the playoffs as a rookie in the Xfinity Series in 2024. Jesse began his second season in Xfinity by winning at Daytona for his second career series victory. How many more seasons he has in the series at Richard Childress Racing remains to be seen. A full-time Cup ride seems in his near future. As Jesse prepares for his first Cup ride, his father, who raced quarter midgets with Jeff Gordon as a youth and was friends with him and Gordon's stepfather John Bickford, reflects upon something Bickford told him a few years ago. 'When Jesse was about 14, I said, 'John, it looks like we potentially shot at doing this … and I said, what do you think?'' Duke Love said. 'He said, 'Well, you have to realize Duke that putting your kid in a Cup car is … the equivalent of threading a needle through an asteroid field blindfolded.' And I never forgot that.' Jesse will climb into the No. 33 for today's race, a third entry for RCR. His parents will be there with him before the watch and watch from pit road. Jesse said he ran about 2,000 laps on a simulator or iRacing to prepare for this race. Still, there are many uncertainties. 'I'm just looking forward to like seeing the depth of the field and how hard you run for 30th,' Jesse said. 'It's super easy for me to run inside the top 10 of an Xfinity race, right? It's like climbing Mount Everest for me to go run top-10 this weekend (in Cup). So, I'm looking forward to seeing like the, I guess, the depth of the field. And then obviously, I don't know what I don't know, as well. 'So, there's a lot of things that I don't know what I'm going to be curious about, but I'll figure that out pretty quickly in the race. It will probably be a couple of things like pit road and restarts and then aggression level. Those are three things that I'm going to try to figure out when I leave the racetrack how to bridge that gap. ' ... So, yeah, there's a lot of things I'm curious about and a lot of things that I know that I'm going to have to figure out in the moment.'
