168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell has spoken out about the status of his relationship with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen after their clashes last year.

A bust-up at the F1 Qatar Grand Prix in late-2024 saw Red Bull’s Verstappen and Mercedes’ Russel🧸l continue their 🐲war of words.

Now Russell has provided an update - and it seems that rebuild𒁏ing their friendship is off the cards🙈.

They “hadn’t ꦕspoken” over꧋ the winter period, Russell confirmed at the F1 75 Live event.

He adde🧸d that he didn’t plan on smoothing things over with Verstappen.

"I've got no concerns about him or his driving.

"That happened last yea🐈r, and I want to focus on myself. 

"Obviously things, I felt, got out of line last year. I made it pr🌳etty clear that I'm not going to take it.

"Now iಞnꦺ 2025, I am focused on the job. The job is to win.

"I won't change my approach fighting him🌄 or any other drivers. The goal is the ജsame."

Verstapp𒀰en was also asked at Tuesday's F1 75 Live event about his relationship with Russell.

But he answered: "It's fine, all good."

The row in Qatar happened after Verstappen and Russell were summoned to the stewards r♛oom, with the Red Bull driver investigated for driving slowly.

Later, Verstappen insisted he “l🌼ost all respect” for Russell, add💞ing: “I've never seen someone trying to screw someone over that hard.”

Russell hit back saying: "Some𓃲one needs to stܫand up to a bully like this.”

Russell v Verstappen II in 2025?

Inevitably Russell and Verstappen will race wheel-to-wheel at some point 🥀in the new season.

Russell’s claim that🤡 he will not back down against the aggressive 💜Verstappen could cause fireworks.

Much will🤡 depend on the competitiv🍷eness of their Mercedes and Red Bull machines.

Those manufacturers are expected to lag behind McLaren, and possibly Ferrari too, in the earliest stages of t🌠he F1 2025 season.

Russell is stepping into slightly new territory as Mercedes' senior driver, after Lewis Hamilton's exit and Andrea Kimi Antone♕ll🌃i's arrival.

Verstappen, meanwhile, is gunning for a♍ fifth F1 drivers' title in a row but it might be his hardest task yet due to the competitiveness between the top teams.