Max Verstappen took his ninth victory of the 2024 Formula One season at the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday, though he wasn’t exactly in a celebratory mood after the race, accusing Mercedes’ George Russell of trying to “screw him over.

Max Verstappen made clear there is no love lost between him and George Russell following a controversial incident in the qualifying session of the Qatar Grand Prix.

According to De Telegraaf journalist Erik van Haren, the root of Verstappen’s frustrations boils down to Russell’s change in attitude from the media pen to the stewards’ room. The Dutchman perceived this to be a two-faced approach, and thus his respect for the Mercedes driver deteriorated.