Red Bull boss Christian Horner accused George Russell of “hysterics” as the fall-out between Max Verstappen and the British driver continued following the Qatar Grand Prix. Verstappen celebrated his fourth world title by winning the race in Qatar but said afterwards that he had “lost all respect” for Russell after he was stripped of pole position the previous day.

Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner his addressed the heated incident between George Russell and Max Verstappen after the Qatar Grand Prix.

Red Bull F1 team principal Christian Horner has accused George Russell of being “hysterical” over the Qatar Grand Prix weekend. Horner believes Mercedes and Russell “made a big meal” out of the incident that led to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen being stripped of pole position and demoted to second place on the grid in Qatar.