From Russell feud to Aston Martin talks: Max Verstappen’s Fiery F1 75 press conference

Max Verstappen the reigning F1 world champion had a fiery press conference at the F1 75 launch event in London’s O2 Arena. The four-time world champion will defend his title this year against many odds like FIA swearing, F1 rule changes, Red Bull's underperformance, and Stronger rivals. But one thing that could help him was his racing skills and pressure-handling ability. 

The Red Bull driver spoke about many issues before the start of the 2025 season at the F1 75 launch event. He was accompanied by his team principal Christian Horner and teammate Liam Lawson. During the press meet he spoke about many things like Fight with George Russell, Talking with the Aston Martin team, the FIA swearing row and many more. Let us look at them one by one.

Max Verstappen's Fiery Press conference at F1 75 event

Talking with Aston Martin

The world champion has admitted that the talks with Aston Martin are real but not like everyone thinks. Max was linked with the British racing team over a potential billion-dollar deal for a 5 year's term. The Dutchman agreed that talks with Astons did happen but not for a Formula 1 seat. 

He said “It is a lot of money, Honestly, when I read that, it was the first time that I saw something like that, the only contact I had with them was about GT3 for this year. There is not much to say really, but it is not me driving, but I am starting my team for this year, so of course some things need to be in place."

Beef with George Russell

The Most unexpected rivalry was between Max Verstappen and George Russell after the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix. Both exchanged words and accusations on each other making things worse. The dust still hasn't settled, but Max Verstappen and George Russell wanted to concentrate on the 2025 season. When asked about Russell’s remarks, Max said “I have no intention of continuing any type of beef in February. I'm still enjoying my time away from F1. I honestly have nothing to say on that subject."

FIA swearing row

Max Verstappen was the most affected driver by the FIA swearing issue last year. This year the governing body has planned to ban drivers and fine them with hefty money if they use bad language on team radios. The Dutchman even served community service in Africa as punishment last year.

He was asked about the new FIA laws and punishment for swearing and he saidI prefer not to speak about that, otherwise, I’ll get in trouble.” He later said "If you look at everyone’s reaction to it, I think that says enough. I think we shouldn’t take it so seriously. I’m also not going to tell you how you should behave in life."

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