Russell: "The Red Bull engineers are knocking on our door because of Verstappen's moves"

George Russell and Max Verstappen are certainly not on the best of terms with each other, and it doesn't look like this will improve in 2025. In fact…

As the year has barely started, Russell has already dropped a serious bomb on his rival's side, which will surely not go unanswered.

The Brit claims that Verstappen, with his outbursts, drives a quarter of the Red Bull Racing engineering team to Mercedes, while the remaining part goes to other teams...

"I do not dispute his abilities, his driving style, but at the moment when he no longer has the fastest car, or if he collides with Lewis Hamilton, then everyone will immediately be at fault, except for him. He loses his temper and yells at his whole team, and loses ground beneath him... This is when what happened after the Hungarian Grand Prix occurs, when almost the next day, 25 percent of their engineering team's resumes landed at Mercedes, and many also applied to McLaren and Aston Martin. They are incapable of working with such a guy!

Christian Horner categorically rejected Russell's claim and pointed out that Red Bull has long-term contracts with its key engineers, so the very idea is flawed. He also warned George Russell that it would be best for him to focus on himself.

Max Verstappen is preparing…