There really was only one major topic the international media focused on in the aftermath of the 2025 F1 Spanish Grand Prix.
No, not Fernando Alonso finally scoring points in ninth place, but Max Verstappen's moment of madness in ramming George Russell late on.
For his actions, he received a 10-second time penalty and three penalty points to move him to the cusp of a race ban.
He has since offered a statement on Monday morning, but did not formally apologise for his actions.
Read on below to find out what international media made from the fallout.
🇬🇧 The Times - Piastri dominates as Verstappen sees 'red mist'
The Times' major focus was on Verstappen's meltdown in Barcelona after resorting to his box of tricks to try and somehow disrupt the McLaren duo out front throughout the weekend, none of which worked.
"Psychological pressure in press conferences, strategy gambles and brave moves at turn one, Max Verstappen and Red Bull tried everything to overtake the faster McLarens. None of it worked," was the leading paragraph of its report.
"In the end, red mist descended, Verstappen’s team radio filled with expletives as a late safety car and hard tyres left him dropping down the field. He then collided with George Russell in a crash that “felt deliberate."
🇳🇱 De Telegraaf - How frustrations built up
Over in the Netherlands, de Telegraaf centres its report around the various gripes Verstappen had with the Red Bull through the Barcelona race.
He complained about the brakes, the clutch, the low-speed performance and finally the hard tyres he was placed on for the final charge to the flag.
🇪🇸 El Pais - Verstappen is sulfur
In Spain, El Pais begins its report with quite a comparison, labelling Verstappen as "sulfur."
"The Red Bull compass played a trick on Mad Max on this occasion. Verstappen was absolutely sold out and at the mercy of the pack of wolves that came from behind, most of them with much softer tyres" was the highlight of its report.
🇦🇺 Herald Sun - F1 in a spin
Down under, the Herald Sun reports that Verstappen's actions sent F1 "into meltdown."
The main base for its reports are around the words of 2016 F1 champion Nico Rosberg, who called for Verstappen's disqualification, but also pick up on Anthony Davidson's analysis on Sky.
"I don’t understand why Max slows down after Turn 4," Davidson explained.
"It’s almost like he decides: 'No, I’m not going to let him by at all.' He carries such excessive speed into the corner and he’s not out of control when doing this and dives-bombs into the corner and hits the Mercedes hard.
"I think it’s intentional. And I don’t like to see that."
🇮🇹 La Gazzetta dello Sport - Verstappen is a bully
The Italian media, never shy in their opinion, labelled Verstappen a "bully."
"For now, however, it is still thanks to him that there is still a title fight at all, as he is the only one who comes close to McLaren," wrote Gazetta dello Sport.
"Unfortunately, he threw away his good performance in Spain, through the action of a 'bully' on Russell."
Corriere dello Sport also described the move as "sneaky."
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