Verstappen Goes Own Way to Avoid the Rain
Verstappen finished fourth in FP2 after a medium-tyre long run that gave Red Bull race data and left him unsure of progress.
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Why Verstappen’s unusual run plan highlights F1 teams’ biggest challenge in Malaysia
Max Verstappen did not complete a qualifying simulation due to the threat of rain, but according to Pirelli that approach fits perfectly with F1 teams’ biggest challenge this weekend: keeping thermal degradation under control on Sunday. However, that is much easier said than done
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Verstappen goes own way to avoid the rain
His decision resulted in him finishing fourth fastest behind Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and his Red Bull teammate Isack Hadjar, but he gained valuable data and insight into conditions that were close to those expected for Sunday's race. "I think we had a decent start, but it's tricky," said the four-time world champion, who won the last Formula One race at the Sepang International Circuit in 2017 and topped the times on softs in opening practice.…
Max Verstappen described his first day of practice at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia for the Bahrain Grand Prix as "positive." While he set the fastest time in FP1, he finished fourth in FP2 without using soft tires. Even so, he used medium tires…
Max Verstappen finished the second free practice in Malaysia in fourth place, after not performing a qualifying simulation with soft tires due to the possibility of rain. The Red Bull driver had been the fastest in the first training, session in which he used only the soft compound. In the second free training, Verstappen started [...] The post GP Bahrain F1: Max Verstappen explains why he did not perform qualifying simulation in the TL2 first a…
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