Verstappen "Fed up" with Red Bull Issues as He Reveals Cause of British GP Crash
Verstappen said the rear-wing fault left his car without enough downforce and caused his second high-speed crash in two weekends, officials said.
- Max Verstappen crashed out of Sunday's British Grand Prix at Silverstone, United Kingdom, warning his Red Bull team that faults on his car are "getting very dangerous for me."
- The crash, his second high-speed rear-wing failure in successive weekends, mirrored a similar accident in Austria. Verstappen noted the rear wing "doesn't close," causing loss of downforce that forces the car off track.
- Before the crash, Verstappen fought for a podium position against George Russell of Mercedes and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, admitting he was lucky to be involved despite poor pace on hard tyres.
- The incident triggered a late Safety Car that brought the race to a processional end, disappointing a huge crowd gathered in front of the Lando Norris grandstand hoping for a final racing lap.
- Verstappen remains without a win since the Abu Dhabi race last season and has secured only two podium finishes this year, repeatedly criticizing his Red Bull Formula car's performance all season.
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Accident and the doubts for its future continue
Two weekends in a row the rear wing has failed at Red Bull. – It is unacceptable, he says. The failure could drive Max Verstappen away from the team.
'This Is Becoming Dangerous' Max Verstappen Warns Red Bull Over Second Rear-Wing Failure At British Grand Prix
Max Verstappen crashed out of the British Grand Prix with just four laps remaining on Sunday, a high‑speed exit he explicitly blamed on a repeat rear‑wing failure, bluntly warning Red Bull that 'this is becoming dangerous'. The Red Bull driver was running in third place and chasing a potential podium when his car spun into the gravel at Stowe corner, prompting a late Safety Car that helped secure Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc's victory as the r…
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Verstappen claims Red Bull car 'dangerous' after crash
It was his second high-speed crash, caused by problems with his Red Bull’s rear wing, in successive weekends following a similar accident in practice in Austria. "Same as Austria," said the four-time world champion who has been a critic of his car all season. "The rear wing just doesn't close. I saw the analysis and it looks like it closes, but it doesn't. "It closes -- but it’s open and you lose a lot of rear downforce and that is why the car…
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