Issues for Verstappen in Australia: Red Bull car stops in the pit lane

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Updated: 06:21, 06 Mar

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Max Verstappen's FP2 session got off to a rocky start in Melbourne, as his car stopped in the pit lane.

Five minutes into the session, the four-time world champion ran into issues at the Australian Grand Prix. As he was about to exit the pit lane, the RB22 suddenly stopped under the Dutchman. Verstappen was then pushed back to his garage.

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Stationary Max 😳 Verstappen's Red Bull comes to a halt at the end of the pit lane before being pushed back to the garage by his team #F1 #AusGP

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This is not the first time this happens to a Red Bull Ford-powered car this weekend, as Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad also found himself in the same situation in FP1.

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4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
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