It was rather unexpected.

George Russell, atop the sun-soaked Mercedes hospitality/engineering building in the Abu Dhabi paddock ahead of the 2024 season finale, about to unleash 15 minutes just savaging Red Bull's Max Verstappen .

Russell's agitation even shone through his dark-tinted sunglasses. This clearly wasn't a path he found comfortable, and there were awkward missteps in his explanations, but this is one he was determined to plunge along.

"People have been bullied by Max for years now," was the central thrust of Russell's argument, after the pair had been at the centre of a stewards' room spat after Qatar GP qualifying the previous weekend that had knocked on into the post-race chats too.

"You can't question his driving abilities. But he cannot deal with adversity. Wheneve

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