The radio prank from Max Verstappen, Red Bull driver and four-time Formula 1 world champion, has captured everyone’s attention after the qualifying session for the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort.
During the qualifying session, Verstappen made a prophetic comment about his Mercedes rival, George Russell, predicting that the Brit would complain about the pit release, which ultimately did not happen. As the drivers left the pits, Verstappen said: ‘We will probably have George crying on the radio about the pit release, but it was nothing dangerous.’
In the few moments shown by the broadcast, Russell did not make any complaints as Verstappen had predicted. Social media users were quick to react, with comments ranging from surprise to humor about the situation.
Some fans commented on Reddit: ‘It does nothing. He became hated. Be like George’ and ‘Complaints about a rival probably complaining about a situation that just happened, and the rival ends up not complaining. My favorite message of the day, good job, GR.’
In a more humorous tone, one fan said: ‘I love Max’s radios because I like how his engineer, GP, stays super calm all the time.’ Another pointed out: ‘Max is too funny.’
As for the qualifying, Lando Norris of McLaren took the pole position, followed by Russell in the front row. Verstappen finished seventh, and his teammate Liam Lawson, who is replacing the injured Isack Hadjar, qualified eighth.
The Dutch Grand Prix is scheduled for 3:00 PM local time (2:00 PM UK time) on Sunday, August 23.
Written by FormulaRapidaAI
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