Revealed? 'Verstappen's Spanish GP anger already palpable in his body language then'

Even though we are now deep into the week leading up to the Canadian Grand Prix, the tenth round of the 2025 season, media attention is still focused on the harsh collision between Max Verstappen and George Russell in the closing laps of the Spanish Grand Prix.

The incident cost the Dutchman a ten-second penalty and three license points, putting him at serious risk of a race ban moving forward.

Clearly irritated by the Red Bull pit wall’s request to give the position back to his much-disliked (in a sporting sense) rival after the wheel-to-wheel battle in turn 1, Verstappen lost his temper a few minutes later, showing unmistakable anger and frustration even during the post-race interviews.

However, according to F1 pundit Naomi Schiff, the anger of the four-time world champion had its roots long before the incidents mentioned earlier.

According to the British journalist, Verstappen reportedly felt resigned after the significant gap he suffered in qualifying compared to the two McLarens: “I actually think it already started (on Saturday). The body language of what he’s saying now''.

The following day, with a clear head, Verstappen apologized for his on-track behavior and the move against the Mercedes driver. However, the risk of receiving a race ban now remains more real than ever.

After the race, Russell did not have kind words for Verstappen when giving his version of events: "I'm not going to say anything negative about it because he's a four-time world champion, and I'm a zero-time world champion, so he's clearly doing something right''.

''But there are obviously a lot of young kids who look up to all of the F1 drivers,"continued the Brit on the role models that drivers should be out on the track. "You see things like he did in Imola, and you have got to take your hat off. But then, you see things like today, and it just seemed a little bit unnecessary, and I don't really understand the rationale''.