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Lydia Mee

Max Verstappen's George Russell radio joke goes viral after Dutch GP qualifying

A team radio message from four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen to his Red Bull race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase has gone viral after qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort.

During the qualifying session, Verstappen anticipated a complaint from Mercedes rival George Russell, which never actually came. As the drivers made their way out of the pitlane, the Dutchman said, "We'll probably have George crying on the radio about the pit release, but it was nothing unsafe."

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