Verstappen absent in Jeddah on Thursday due to stomach illness

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11:10, 16 Mar 2023

Max Verstappen will not be in Jeddah on Thursday. The driver has a stomach illness and will not be in there until tomorrow, with the FIA granting permission for this.

Missed flight

A tweet from Red Bull revealed that the driver has stomach illness. Verstappen himself says he is already feeling much better, so we need not fear that he will not drive this coming weekend. The driver had to postpone his flight and will not be in Jeddah until tomorrow. The FIA has permitted this.

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Max has been suffering from a stomach illness over the past few days and, with the agreement of the FIA, will not be present at track today. Feel better, Max. 🙏🦁

Max Verstappen

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Feeling fine again, after not being fit for a few days because of a stomach bug. Therefore, I unfortunately had to postpone my flight for a day, so I won't be on the track until Friday. See you in Jeddah!

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1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	224
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	171
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	168
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	145
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	134
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	112
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	96
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	68
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	43
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	43
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	23
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	2
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
20	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
21	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
22	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
23	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	0

Verstappen absent in Jeddah on Thursday due to stomach illness

Missed flight

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