I labeled this claim exaggerated/misleading because it is all hearsay. Statements that people make do not constitute evidence that Max Verstappen intended to sabotage or crash into Russell, as he says. George Russell indeed claimed that, but the claim that Verstappen is intentionally trying to sabotage him is unverifiable. There is not enough evidence to suggest whether it is true or false.
According to The Guardian,
"George Russell has claimed his Formula One rival Max Verstappen threatened him with violence during the escalating tensions between the drivers at the Qatar Grand Prix."
According to Fox Sports,
"George Russell has accused Max Verstappen of threatening to deliberately crash into him, after the Dutchman refused to back down over his criticism of the Mercedes driver."
According to Express,
"George Russell accused Max Verstappen of issuing a chilling threat as the feud between the pair took an ugly turn at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix."
In all of these articles, the claim is not that Verstappen issued this threat but that Russell accused him of it.
Russell fumes at Verstappen's nasty 'f***ing head in the wall' threat | F1 | Sport | Express.co.uk
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George Russell claims Max Verstappen threatened to ‘put my head in the wall’ | Formula One | The Guardian
