02/06/2025 14:15
Dan Ticktum has offered a hilarious response to George Russell, who
without mentioning the Formula E driver specifically, compared him
to Max Verstappen. Following Russell's incident on lap 64 at Turn
5 with Verstappen during the Spanish Grand Prix, the Mercedes
driver was asked if any other driver would make a similar move to
the Dutchman. Speaking to select media including RacingNews365 in
Barcelona, Russell was asked: 'Is there any other driver in the
world who would do that, in your view?', to which his response
began with: "Not in Formula 1. "Maybe in Formula E, yeah, maybe one
British driver in Formula E, but Max is one of the best in the
world, and yeah, it would be intriguing to know what he was
thinking." It was quickly identified by fans on social media, and
Ticktum himself, that Russell was hinting at the Cupra Kiro Formula
E driver. Ticktum has often received bad publicity following an
incident when he was a teenager, which saw the driver receive a
two-year ban. Class Ticktum response However, in recent years in
Formula E, the former Red Bull junior driver has begun to make a
name for himself, securing a first FE podium a fortnight ago and
recovering from 21st to fourth last Saturday in Shanghai. Speaking
on an Instagram story Sunday night, Ticktum said: "Good evening,
sports fans. I hope you are all having a lovely Sunday. "I have
just had a very nice evening with the team and some of the guys
from Porsche here in Shanghai, just on the way back to the hotel.
"It has come to my attention via the Twittersphere that a certain
driver in Formula 1, not to name names, but his name is George
Russell, has made some rather choice comments about a certain
Formula E driver. "He hasn't named my name, but it's quite
obviously pointed at me. We'd like to address those comments that
he made, I believe, on the team radio (they were made in the media
pen post-race). "Number one, thank you for the free publicity.
We'll take that any day of the week. And two, while what Max did
today was a little bit skeptical, to be likened to him at any point
in my career, it's a positive if you ask me. Goodbye."
