Tensions between Max Verstappen and George Russell rose in late 2024, and the Mercedes driver says he won't back down.

Mercedes ace George Russell is ready to resume his on-track rivalry with Max Verstappen in 2025, and promises that he won't back down from a fight.

The duo clashed off the racetrack during the final two rounds of the 2024 season. Verstappen was unimpressed with the Brit’s approach to a post-qualifying stewards’ meeting, calling him ‘two-faced’ and a ‘loser’. Russell then hit back in Abu Dhabi, labelling the Red Bull driver a ‘bully’ who ‘cannot handle adversity’.

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George Russell insists he has moved on from his controversial run-in with Max Verstappen as the 2025 Formula One season approaches, focusing instead on his performance and the new challenges ahead