MAX VERSTAPPEN was left in stitches after hearing of George Russell’s bizarre Spanish Grand Prix blunder.
The Dutchman cruised to his fifth win of the season on Sunday, with Lewis Hamilton finishing second and Russell crossing the line in third.
After the race, the trio took to the cooldown room to discuss some key moments.
And one particular comment from Russell appeared to give Verstappen the giggles.
While most weather forecasts had threatened rain for the race, the circuit stayed dry throughout – much to the relief of all 20 drivers.
However, at around lap 30 Russell began to worry about the weather.
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The 25-year-old informed his team that it had started to rain, but nobody else on the grid had reported it.
A few laps later, he then admitted that it was actually SWEAT from the inside of his helmet.
Over the Mercedes team radio, he said: “Is anyone else reporting rain? I think it’s sweat from the inside of my helmet.”
To which somebody responded: “Sounds like it’s just you that’s reporting rain. I suspect it might be the sweat.”
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Russell referenced the blunder in his cooldown room conversation with Verstappen.
He admitted: “I thought it was raining at one point but it was sweat under my visor!”
Verstappen appeared to find it hilarious as he let out a bark of laughter.
When speaking to the press after the race, Russell explained how he got mixed-up.
He revealed: “I had my hair dangling down in the first stint. I didn’t quite get it in my balaclava and that was sort of annoying me because it was sort of in my peripheral vision.
“And then as I was sweating, because it wasn’t in my balaclava, it was sort of dripping down onto my face.
“And then when I was braking, it was coming onto my visor. So with the grey clouds, and then the sort of spots of water on the visor I thought it was rain so that was a bit of an embarrassing one, but moving on…”
Source: Motorsport - thesun.co.uk
