Verstappen speaks out on 'undriveable' RB22 after shock early elimination
08:43, 28 Mar
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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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