US Edition"Really Never Had Something This Bad with Everything Together": Max Verstappen's Verdict After a Disastrous F1 Chinese GP Sprint
Red Bull Racing trails Mercedes by nearly two seconds in the Shanghai sprint as new in-house power units and regulation changes hinder cornering performance, team principal apologized.
- On Friday, Max Verstappen described his performance at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai as a "disaster," citing a lack of grip and balance during practice and sprint qualifying sessions.
- Red Bull Racing struggled for pace on the second race weekend of the season, as new in-house power units replaced Honda as the engine supplier for Formula One.
- Verstappen finished eighth in both sessions, trailing George Russell of Mercedes by 1.734 seconds, while his teammate Isack Hadjar fared even worse on the track.
- Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies apologized to the Dutchman over team radio, acknowledging the significant pace deficit that left the four-time world champion frustrated.
- Struggling to reach the top-10 shootout, the Dutchman joked that the new cars are "more like Mario Kart" while admitting uncertainty about potential solutions.
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The Independent (US)Verstappen: ‘Completely undrivable’ Red Bull car means ‘every lap is like survival’
Verstappen qualified eighth for the Chinese Grand Prix after enduring a torrid sprint race
After the sprint race was ‘absolutely rubbish’, Max Verstappen didn’t find his qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix much better. The Dutchman starts the race on Sunday (8:00 AM) in eighth place after a Saturday to quickly forget. “I can’t push at all.”
Motor racing-F1 leader Russell wins Shanghai sprint for Mercedes
SHANGHAI, March 14 (Reuters) - George Russell held off the fast-starting Ferraris to win the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race for Mercedes on Saturday and stretch his Formula One championship lead to 11 points.
Four-time world champion Max Verstappen doesn't see much hope for the Chinese Grand Prix.
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