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Red Bull in the dark over RB21 issues, Verstappen reveals after bad Friday

20:07, 01 Aug

byTobia Elia

Max Verstappen reflected on his challenging start to the weekend in Hungary, which saw him finish the day only 14th, trailing even behind teammate Yuki Tsunoda.

The start of the weekend at the Hungaroring was certainly not what Max Verstappen and Red Bull had hoped for.

After finishing ninth in the first session, the Dutchman couldn’t improve beyond 14th in FP2, repeatedly complaining over the radio about his struggle to find any feeling with the RB21.

Max Verstappen in Hungary

Tough Friday for Verstappen

Speaking about how his Friday went, Max said: “Today was quite tough and it was a low grip feeling in the car and not as balanced as we would have liked.''

''It is difficult to say what the problem was, as nothing really worked, so we will have to investigate overnight as so far it has not been our weekend.''

The Dutchman admitted he still doesn’t fully understand what issues prevented him from setting a competitive time this afternoon, but he remains hopeful of closing the gap to the front of the field tomorrow.

''Overall today wasn’t great so we need to understand what was causing the problems and I’m sure that we can do better and turn things around. The McLarens are looking strong so we will need to look at what we can do to be better."

The Dutchman also had to face an investigation by the stewards after throwing a towel out of his car during the session, prompting the FIA to review the incident. Fortunately for him, he got away with just a warning.