Verstappen opens up on 'undriveable' RB22's issues after surprise elimination
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Kada Sárközi joined GPblog as an editor ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 season. He graduated with a BA in Sports Journalism in the UK and has covered Grands Prix and other F1 events live.
Max Verstappen discussed the RB22's issues in Japan after his early exit in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix.
Verstappen got eliminated already in Q2. The Dutchman seemingly had a time good enough to just make it through in tenth place, but in the end, Arvid Lindblad managed to knock out the four-time F1 champion.
The British youngster's lap time was one and a half tenth quicker.
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Verstappen on the RB22's problems at Suzuka
Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: "The car never turns mid corner, but at the same time this weekend, it’s just oversteering a lot on entry. It’s really difficult, unpredictable.
"We thought we’d fixed it a little bit in FP3, I mean there was still a lot of understeer in the car, but now in qualifying for me it was again undriveable, so that’s something that we need to look at."
The Red Bull driver continued: "Also, I’m driving with a different aero package this weekend, but it seems like that’s not working, so that’s not also very good.
"We have problems that I cannot explain in detail here, that we are know there, sometimes a bit worse than other times, and I think in qualifying it just came back to a point where it became undriveable."
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Verstappen is set to start tomorrow's race from P11 on the grid. His teammate, Isack Hadjar, finished in seventh place in Q3.
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