Verstappen Grumbles as He Roars to Second in 'Undriveable' Car
Verstappen said he did not expect the podium after Red Bull battled gearbox, damping and aerodynamic problems throughout the race.
- On Sunday, Max Verstappen finished second at the Hungarian Grand Prix behind Lando Norris, gaining one position when Oscar Piastri's McLaren retired despite persistent complaints about his Red Bull's performance.
- Throughout the weekend, Verstappen struggled with the car's gearbox and aerodynamic issues, describing it as 'undriveable.' The team had abandoned an experimental Macarena rear wing at the Belgian Grand Prix a week earlier after similar handling problems.
- After his first pit stop, The Dutchman executed a bold lunge past Lewis Hamilton at Turn 1 shortly after the stop. He later elected not to stop during a late VSC period, opting for soft tires to secure the podium.
- 'Overall, I still don't really understand how we are second,' Verstappen said of the result. He called it an 'overperformance' for the team, while teammate Isack Hadjar also described the vehicle as 'undriveable' after finishing sixth.
- Red Bull must address persistent damping failures and gearbox issues before upcoming races. Verstappen's repeated complaints about the car's handling underscore the urgency of resolving these technical problems to maintain competitive performance.
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He was really there. In second place. Max Verstappen. Behind the winner Lando Norris. Despite all the problems this weekend, the complaining about grip and an unmanageable car, there was still a second place for Verstappen and Red Bull.
F1: Max Verstappen finishes second at Hungary despite describing his car as “undriveable”
Max Verstappen continued to complain about his car and put pressure on his Red Bull team on Sunday despite securing his second consecutive podium finish and a third in four races.
Verstappen grumbles as he roars to second in 'undriveable' car
The four-time champion came in second behind McLaren's world champion Lando Norris in the Hungarian Grand Prix while grumbling about his car's gearbox and aerodynamic performance. He had earlier described the car as "undriveable" a comment repeated by team-mate Isack Hadjar who finished sixth. "I didn't expect to be on the podium today, but we worked hard for it," said Verstappen. "The start was decent, you know, to get through turns one and t…
Three podium finishes in four races. And then, earlier this month at Silverstone, Max Verstappen was also on his way to a third place, until his crash. Anyone looking only at the scoreboard might conclude that Red Bull has found the solution. But Verstappen knows, even after a fantastic race in Hungary, that the truth is different.
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