'It's just horrendous' - Verstappen struggling again in tricky Red Bull at Barcelona FP1
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Max Verstappen's struggles with his Red Bull RB22's driveability have continued at the Barcelona GP, with the Dutchman lamenting an inconsistent car around the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Currently in P6 at the time of writing, Verstappen made his feelings known to Red Bull race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase. After around twenty minutes of FP1, Verstappen said: "I don't know what to make of it, to be honest. Like one corner I have understeer, then oversteer. I have everything. It's just... horrendous."
Verstappen will be hoping to bounce back from a heartbreaking Monaco GP, the four time world champion impressed to qualify P2, but stalled amid power unit problems at the start of the Grand Prix on Sunday.
Verstappen tight-lipped over visit to Red Bull top brass in Austria
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The Dutchman has also played down questions about his appearance in Salzburg, Austria, where he was spotted alongside manager Raymond Vermeulen meeting with Red Bull's top brass ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix weekend.
Verstappen offered little insight when the topic was put to him by the media, including GPBlog. Rather than addressing the speculation surrounding the visit, the Dutchman shut down the discussion with a brief and straightforward response: "If there's anything new regarding what I'm doing, I'll let you know."
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