Actually, Purple Bull is so involved that different drivers may attempt to taunt Verstappen into misbehaving that it spoke to the officers concerning the matter. Then once more, Russell needled the Purple Bull group after qualifying by mentioning that he has “a number of extra factors on [his]license to play with.”
Because it was, Purple Bull protested Russell’s win, claiming that the Mercedes driver was goading Verstappen into passing him beneath the security automotive, which isn’t allowed, within the hopes of triggering that ban. That enchantment got here to nothing, and the Russell/Mercedes victory stands.
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Frederic Vasseur, Group Principal of Scuderia Ferrari on the pit wall throughout last apply forward of the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 14, 2025 in Montreal, Quebec.
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Lewis was a lot nearer to Charles in tempo in apply, however his race was ruined when he ran right into a marmot on lap 13 and broken his automotive.
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How a lot of the rivalry between Max Verstappen (L) and George Russell (R) is being stoked by their respective bosses, I ponder?
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Lewis was a lot nearer to Charles in tempo in apply, however his race was ruined when he ran right into a marmot on lap 13 and broken his automotive.
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How a lot of the rivalry between Max Verstappen (L) and George Russell (R) is being stoked by their respective bosses, I ponder?
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The opposite massive combat has seen the Italian sporting press flip its sights on Ferrari group boss Fred Vasseur. Though Vasseur was employed to run the Scuderia, the Italian press views that as its job, and it does not like what it has been seeing. For the final 17 years, Ferrari hasn’t constructed a automotive that may problem for the title, and whereas Vasseur was not answerable for bringing Hamilton to Ferrari—that was all right down to billionaire industrialist and proprietor John Elkann—the shortage of tempo from the seven-time champion is greater than these journalists can take.
So the knives are out for Vasseur, simply as they got here for Mattia Binnotto earlier than him. Ferrari has had 4 group bosses since 2014, and none of them have been afforded by the Italian press the time crucial to really flip the group round. A lot of the success it discovered within the early 2000s was right down to a inflexible pact between then-boss Jean Todt, then-technical director Ross Brawn, and Michael Schumacher, who agreed that if one in every of them have been pressured out, all three would go. The group gained 5 championships in a row and challenged for a lot of extra beneath Todt’s tenure, however it took seven years to get that first title in 2000. Possibly they need to strive a little bit persistence?
