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Verstappen offers mea culpa: Move against Russell ‘was not right’
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02/06/2025 at 10:3702/06/2025 at 10:37 A day after his contentious run-in with Mercedes’ George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix, Max Verstappen took to social media to issue a rare mea culpa, admitting his reckless move "was not right and shouldn’t have happened.” The Red Bull driver’s reflection came after a heated incident that saw him drop from fifth to 10th in the final classification due to a 10-second penalty for causing the crash. The drama unfolded late in the Barcelona race when Verstappen, defending his position, ran wide at Turn 1, claiming Russell forced him off-track. Ordered by Red Bull to cede the position, Verstappen...
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