Tensions between Max Verstappen and George Russell rose in late 2024, and the Mercedes driver says he won't back down.

Mercedes ace George Russell is ready to resume his on-track rivalry with Max Verstappen in 2025, and promises that he won't back down from a fight.

I’m not there to be best mates with a world champion. I’m here to win. And that’s his mentality as well. There’s no love lost.”

George Russell and Max Verstappen are the latest Formula 1 drivers to engage in a fierce war of words - and it feels like battle lines have been drawn for a rivalry that’s set to run and run. So what caused Russell to call out Verstappen so publicly,

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