George Russell had F1 fans in stitches as he teased Max Verstappen after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Verstappen claimed his 19th victory in the final race of the season on Sunday (November 26), ending a dominant 2023 in style. He had his third world title wrapped up weeks ago, with Red Bull crowned constructors' champions even before that.
The Dutchman was joined by Charles Leclerc and Russell, who finished second and third respectively, at the post-race press conference where he was asked what motivated him to keep pushing in the final five GPs of the year.
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Before the interviewer had even finished the question and given Verstappen a chance to answer, Russell cheekily outstretched his right hand in his counterpart's direction and performed a money gesture.
Verstappen chuckled away, and so too did those watching on at home. One labelled the Mercedes driver: "George Russell funniest man alive."
A second argued: "One day people will believe me when I say that the funniest drivers in F1 are Charles and George, in that order. Until then, presented without comment!"
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"George always delivers, gotta love him for this," hailed a third, while a fourth reckoned: "The George we all knew and love is returning."
A fifth commented: "George is a walking meme for real." And a sixth admitted: "I’m becoming a Russell fan because why is he so funny."
Verstappen is the highest-paid driver on the grid receiving an estimated yearly salary of £45million. Russell recently signed a new two-year contract which will reportedly bump his annual pay up to £8m.
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He's looking forward to closing the gap to their competitors next season having finished a distant second in the constructors' standings.
“I think the positive is we’re not scratching our heads [wondering] why we’re so far behind Red Bull," he said.
"We see so many flaws with this car, which gives every single person back at the factory so much motivation to chase after those problems and find those solutions which we think will make a good step into next year.”
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