Horner tries to explain DNF Verstappen: 'Think a fuel problem'

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09:17, 10 Apr 2022

Christian Horner thinks that Max Verstappen's retirement was caused by a fuel problem. The Dutchman was clearly frustrated after the race. The Red Bull team boss understands his frustration.

Verstappen loses a lot of points again this weekend. Also during the Bahrain Grand Prix, the Dutchman retired, which means that he is now a long way behind in the championship. Horner tells Sky Sports more about his driver's problem.

"It's understandable his frustration. That was a disappointing result not to finish the race. I don't think it's engine related, I think it might be a fuel issue. Until we get the car back we don't have the data or info."

Red Bull must wait and see

Throughout the race, the Red Bulls did not come close to Charles Leclerc's Ferrari. The Monegasque drove a dominant race and Verstappen was therefore unable to keep up with his pace. Still, a P2 could have limited the damage.

"We didn't have the pace to race Charles, but frustrating not to bank those points. I don't think it's related, it's all premature until we get the car back. I'd rather know the facts. We have things in the pipeline that will help, we move back to Europe now and put this behind us. Address it and move on."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Horner tries to explain DNF Verstappen: 'Think a fuel problem'

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