{"id":281543,"date":"2025-11-13T10:28:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T10:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/281543\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T10:28:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T10:28:13","slug":"spanish-gp-clash-with-russell-a-mistake-after-everything-went-red","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/281543\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish GP clash with Russell “a mistake” after ‘everything went red’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Max Verstappen<\/a> has admitted ‘everything went red’ during his clash with George Russell<\/a> at the Spanish Grand Prix, as he reflected on the major “mistake” of his Formula 1 season so far.<\/p>\n

With three race weekends remaining, a fifth consecutive world title for Verstappen seems unlikely as after the Brazil GP the Dutchman finds himself 49 points behind championship leader Lando Norris<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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According to Verstappen, Red Bull lost a stronger chance in the world title fight in the middle part of this season, when the team struggled with the RB21. The upgrades introduced in Monza made the car more competitive, but Verstappen said before that Red Bull didn\u2019t always extract the car’s full potential.<\/p>\n

But the four-time F1 world champion also picked out the Spanish GP which, with hindsight, he felt he should have handled differently, as he told Dutch broadcaster Viaplay: \u201cThe only point of criticism is obviously Barcelona. That move itself – and the entire incident – was not good, but that\u2019s also because I care a lot. I could have thought, \u2018this car isn\u2019t working anyway, so I let it go.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

However, that\u2019s not how Verstappen wants to go racing: \u201cI can\u2019t accept – towards myself – stepping out of the car and knowing that I didn\u2019t give everything. Then I get angry with myself, so I can\u2019t drive at 80%.\u201d<\/p>\n

After Red Bull\u2019s call to fit the hard tyre, and – as later became clear – a wrong instruction to give back the position to Russell, Verstappen couldn\u2019t accept the situation.<\/p>\n

\"Charles <\/p>\n

Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing<\/p>\n

Photo by: Andy Hone \/ Motorsport Images<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I get out of the car, I always need to be able to tell to myself, \u2018I did everything I could.\u2019 That\u2019s why I was so angry in Barcelona – first with what happened on the straight at the restart, then into Turn 1, and then of course when I was told to give the position back. That\u2019s when all signs went red.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emotion and frustration briefly took over, though Verstappen says he learned from it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was a mistake from my side, and of course I learn from it,\u201d he added. \u201cThose moments won\u2019t happen again next year, even if we\u2019re in a similar situation with the car. These are the small things you learn from, but overall, in terms of performance, the season was absolutely good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite a challenging 2025 season so far, Verstappen is satisfied with his own performances behind the wheel.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery season you try to look back and think \u2018where did I leave something on the table\u2019 or \u2018where could I have been a bit more consistent?\u2019 But with the material I had, I think I\u2019ve maximised a lot throughout the season,\u201d Verstappen said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a positive. From the outside, it\u2019s sometimes hard to judge these things based on how competitive a car is, but I\u2019m happy with my season.\u201d<\/p>\n

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