driver Dan Ticktum has swiped again after acknowledged no person else would copy ’s deliberate collision in Spain – other than “one British driver in Method E.”
Russell and his automotive escaped unscathed after Verstappen within the closing phases of the Spanish GP on Sunday. Russell completed fourth, whereas Verstappen was demoted from fifth to tenth after .
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Requested after the race if anyone else would drive intentionally into one other automotive, 27-year-old Russell replied: “Not in . Perhaps in Method E. Sure, perhaps there’s one British driver in Method E. However as I stated, Max is without doubt one of the greatest on the earth.”
George Russell seemingly took a swipe at Dan Ticktum after the Spanish GP (Getty Photographs)
With the clear implication that the racer in query was 25-year-old Ticktum, the Kiro Race driver responded on his Instagram story in amusing style late on Sunday.
“It has come to my consideration, by way of the Twittersphere, {that a} sure driver in Method One, to not identify names, however his identify is George Russell, has made some relatively selection feedback a few sure Method E driver,” Ticktum stated, after ending sixteenth within the second Shanghai ePrix race on Sunday.
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“He hasn’t named my identify, but it surely’s fairly clearly pointed at me. I’d like to deal with these feedback that he made.
“Primary, thanks for the free publicity. We’ll take that any day of the week.
“And two, whereas what Max did right now was somewhat bit sceptical, to be likened to him at any level in my profession is constructive, if you happen to ask me. Goodbye.”
Dan Ticktum has raced in Method E since 2022 (Getty Photographs)
Russell raced towards Ticktum in karting, GP3 and Method 2, earlier than transferring as much as in 2019 having received the F2 championship in 2018.
Identified for his outspoken method in interviews and on group radio, Ticktum raced in F2 in 2018, 2020 and 2021, ending fourth in his last season, earlier than transferring as much as Method E in 2022.
Ticktum recorded his first podium, in Tokyo, final month.
