Verstappen leaves track angry and missing from Red Bull debrief

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17:16, 01 Oct 2022

Max Verstappen showed little understanding for his team after qualifying in Singapore. Indeed, the reigning world champion refused to take part in the debrief and has therefore already left the track, Formula 1 journalist Erik van Haren reported.

Red Bull Racing made a big blunder on Saturday by putting too little fuel in Verstappen's car. As the driver was on his final lap, the racing stable found out that there was a problem and Verstappen was therefore urged to drive his car inside.

It means that Verstappen will start Sunday as the eighth driver and will face a tough race in Singapore. The Dutchman finds it incomprehensible for such a mistake to take place and made it clear to his team.

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Max Verstappen heeft het circuit al verlaten. Hij slaat ook de debrief over met het team. Woedend na mislukte kwalificatie: “Een grote blunder van het team. Ja, dat zeg ik, ik wil ook dat ze dat tegen mij zeggen als ik een fout maak.” #F1

2:51 PM · Oct 1, 2022

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Verstappen finds Red Bull blunder incomprehensible

Indeed, Verstappen has already left the circuit and spoke clearly about the situation, according to Van Haren. "A big blunder by the team. Yes, I say that, I also want them to say that to me when I make a mistake," said the driver, who sees Sergio Perez leaving from P2.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	219
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	169
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	160
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	138
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	128
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	109
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	92
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	68
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	43
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
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

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