Verstappen: "It wasn't fun to drive at all"

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21:19, 16 Nov 2020

Many drivers complained last weekend about the state of the track at the Istanbul Park circuit. This resulted in a very attractive spectacle for the neutral viewer, but many drivers were not at all happy about this, particularly Max Verstappen

The Dutchman had been the hot favourite following the opening three sessions of the weekend, but after qualifying second behind Lance Stroll, it only went downhill from there. He had to settle for P6 in the race and was very downbeat afterwards.

"It's possible, but it wasn't fun to drive at all," he said on 'Peptalk' on Ziggo Sport. "I don't know what they did with that asphalt, but I've never seen anything like it in my life. In the end, it's the same for everyone, but it shouldn't be possible."

"It was just slippery asphalt and that's why there was only one line. So if there was a car in front of you, you couldn't get out of his wake, so you lose downforce. You just had to stay behind that car the whole time, so you couldn't catch up either."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

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