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Friday in Canada went up in smoke for Max Verstappen. During a very wet second free practice session, his engine suddenly quit. Although Helmut Marko claimed this was his old engine, Auto Motor und Sport reports otherwise.
Both free practice sessions on Friday were very wet in Canada. As a result, the three-time world champion was unable to do much mileage. On top of that, his engine quit during FP2, with a lot of smoke coming out of the RB20. After the session, Red Bull advisor Marko told the media that Verstappen's old engine would still be in the car.
Verstappen drove with new engine after all
In fact, the Dutchman would be driving with a new engine in Canada. The usually well-informed Auto Motor und Sport only now reports the opposite from Marko. According to the German medium, Verstappen did drive the new engine on Friday - this would suffer the MGU-K problem.
In addition, this engine would not be repairable on the track and would have been sent back to the factory. So this means that Verstappen will be driving an old engine for the rest of the weekend in Canada.
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This article was written in collaboration with Ben Stevens
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