Speaking with the media ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen had a notably testy interview with Sky F1’s Ted Kravitz. But he wasn’t defending his antics at the Spanish Grand Prix, but rather Steven Knowles’ call for him to give a position back to George Russell that ultimately led to Verstappen’s 10-second race penalty and looming race ban.

George Russell said Max Verstappen tried to show who was the boss when they collided in Spain two weeks ago, but the scare tactics backfired. The Mercedes Formula One driver told British reporters ahead of the 10th round of the season in Montreal that he did not think Red Bull's four-times world champion had tried to deliberately ram him.

George Russell claims his incident with Max Verstappen at the Spanish Grand Prix shows who is really in charge. The Dutchman looked to be on his way to a podium finish at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya,