The Spanish Grand Prix stewards declared the late-race crash was ‘undoubtedly caused’ by Verstappen, while Russell labelled it “deliberate”. Verstappen was initially defiant, before conceding in the cold light of Monday morning that his move was “not right”.

Regardless of the endless debate and varying perspectives, the fact remains that Verstappen lost a huge haul of points due to the penalty, and has severely hindered his chances of a fifth world title for unnecessary driving at the Spanish GP.

George Russell, Max Verstappen and Andrea Kimi Antonelli all had their say on Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris's crash at the Canadian Grand Prix that saw the latter retire from the race. Antonelli

Max Verstappen and George Russell made a bold comparison between Lewis Hamilton and the Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri crash at the Canadian Grand Prix.