Overtaking attempts Verstappen noticed by Windsor: 'A bit strange'

Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc battled it out for victory in Bahrain on Sunday. Up to three times Verstappen overtook the Monegasque, but the Ferrari driver also passed the Dutchman three times to regain the lead. According to Peter Windsor, it was odd that Verstappen only tried in turn one.

In the first stage of the Bahrain Grand Prix, it was clear that Red Bull Racing and Ferrari had built the fastest cars. Mercedes followed at a close distance but could not compete for the win. Leclerc had the lead for a long time, but Verstappen managed to pass the Ferrari driver three times in turn one. Leclerc then passed Verstappen three times in turn four to regain the lead.

Verstappen kept trying in turn one

Windsor speaks out in his YouTube video after the race that he finds it odd that Verstappen went for the overtaking attempt three at the same spot. "It's a bit strange from Max Verstappen, because there is a DRS zone on the pit lane straight and then another one on that straight after turn two."

"It's strange that Max didn't try at least once to overtake in the second DRS zone. After that you have a lot of slow corners where he could have made a small gap," explained Windsor.

Verstappen and Perez drop out

In the end, it made little difference to the race, as Verstappen crashed out with a few laps to go while lying in P2. It is believed to be a problem with the fuel pump. The same goes for Sergio Perez, who crashed out on the last lap with probably the same problem.