Verstappen has no interest in Russell's complaints: 'Will bring tissues next time'

After the Spanish Grand Prix, Max Verstappen was informed that Russell had harsh criticism of the Dutchman's action and was even concerned about young children watching the premier class. “Okay, well, I'll bring some tissues next time,” Verstappen commented to GPblog, among others.

In a more detailed analysis, Verstappen stated that the hard tires made his life very difficult in the race. “With the hard tyres just didn't have any grip. We didn't have any good soft tyres left because we did that three stop, you know. So, yeah, that's basically unlucky. I think up until then it was looking quite good for us. We didn't have, of course, the pace of the McLarens, but with that three stop, it still looked quite racy out there, putting them at least a little bit under pressure in a way that they had to push.”

The rules, with so much room for interpretation, are the biggest problem according to the Red Bull Racing driver. “But honestly, I think the biggest issue that we have is just that the racing standards, you know, what is allowed, what isn’t is not very natural. And that is quite frustrating. And of course, sometimes it works for you, sometimes it works against you. And today that worked against me.”

Verstappen didn't want to say much about the incident with Russell. “He has his view. I have my view.Can you talk?I mean, honestly, it's better to just focus on the race, which I think was quite okay until the safety car,” said Verstappen.