Max Verstappen will start the Brazilian Grand Prix from seventeenth place. Looking at the weather, he was one of the favorites for the qualification. The Dutch champion likes these conditions, and on the water the performance differences between the single seats increase at the same time. In the water, however, it is much easier to pay for simple bad luck and bad timing. That’s exactly what happened to him in the rearranged qualification in Brazil.
A scary and stressful morning in Sao Paulo demanded the maximum from the riders and their teams. Red flags were raised five times and he paid one suspension Max Verstappen. At the end of Q2, it was on the verge of progress.
About 90 seconds before the end, the yellow flags flew in the first section after the accident of Lanka Stroll. Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc crossed the finish line, jumping from thirteenth to third place, thus pushing Verstappen into the relegation zone. About 60 seconds before the end, Liam Lawson crossed the finish line, pushing Max down to twelfth place.
Race management raised the red flags 45 seconds before the end of Q2, sealing Max’s fate. After qualifying, he did not like the fact that the FIA was delaying the qualification ban.
“When a car hits a wall, red flags need to be raised immediately,” he was getting angry Verstappen in front of the Sky television microphone. “Why wait thirty or forty seconds for red flags? It’s awesome!”
However, as we said, Max’s exit was decided by Leclerc, who crossed the finish line almost at the same time as Stroll’s crash. It may have taken 45 seconds for the red flags to be raised, but at the time of the crash the Ferrari pilot was on the line and virtually decided the fate of Verstappen, who is expected to start from seventeenth after engine change.
“Honestly, I hate it. It’s stupid and completely stupid to even talk about it.” as a legacy Verstappen in a short but to the point interview.
Anyway, Max is in for a chase today. We all know very well what he did in 2016. Anything is possible in these conditions and if anyone can push the limits of what’s possible on the water at Interlagos, it’s Max Verstappen ‘ there.
2024-11-03 11:23:00
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