Verstappen: "Not a good feeling when the car is done when it matters"

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23:45, 27 Nov 2020

Max Verstappen had a somewhat difficult start to the Grand Prix weekend in Bahrain, but managed to improve in the second free practice session with a second place. His teammate, Alex Albon however, had an even harder day as he had a heavy crash in FP2.

In an interview for Formula 1 Café on Dutch television channel Ziggo Sport, Olav Mol asked Max Verstappen if he has already spoken to his teammate because he thought it looked pretty intense.

"Don't put it on, is that part of it? If you can't handle that, or if people think you have to feel sorry for them - not really," Verstappen said.

Of course it's better if this happens on Friday and not Saturday. "But it's not good for yourself, of course, if the car is already flat in the session that matters."

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

Verstappen: "Not a good feeling when the car is done when it matters"

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