‘Fundamental’ Red Bull kerb-riding issue made Max Verstappen’s car “like a go-kart”

Max Verstappe💖n explains Red Bull's kerb-riding woes during F1 ꩲqualifying in Monaco.

Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB20. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 8, Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, Monaco,
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB20. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 8, Monaco Grand…

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen says Red Bull’s kerb-riding weakness left him feeling like he was driving a “go-kart” during F1 Monaco Grand Prix qualifying.

Reigning world champion Verstappen missed the chance to claim a record-breaking pole position and could only qualify sixth-fastest after striking the barrier with▨ his final lap of Q3.

Verstappen and teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perez, who was knocked out in Q1꧑ in 18th, have both struggled with the handling of their cars all weekend, with the Red Bull losing time over Monaco’s bumps and k🔯erbs.

“We tried a lot of things on the car, literally nothing made it better, so you’re ꦗjust stuck,” Verstappen explained. 

“Not mucꦺh you can do. We really ♒tried to optimise it but at one point when you’re stuck with that… you can see in the second sector we are so bad.

“Just because I can’t touch any kerbs𓆉 as it just upsets the car too much, just lose a lot of lap time and incredibly difficult.”

Verstappen added: “We went soft, stiff, everything, but the car is like a go-kar🅺t, it’s like I’m running without suspension.

Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB20. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 8, Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, Monaco,
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB20. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 8, Monaco Grand…

“It’s jumping around a lot, not absorbing any kerb strikes or bumps or camber changes. The last corner I think the amount of times I just jumped  almost into the wall i🌠s really incredible.

“It’s also not something new. We’ve had this problem since 2022 of c💮ourse for the last years we had a car advantage and it ge🐲ts masked a little bit.

“But with everyone catching up naturally when you’re not improving your weakest point you get found out and that’s what h💖appened this weekend.”

Verstappen admitted the issue is a "fundam𝓰ental problem" and "not something that will be fixed wi꧙thin weeks”.

“First of all we need to understand what it is because we clearly don’t underst♔and it,” he said.

“But we’ll work hard to try and fin꧑d the problem and then of course try to get rid of it. I don’t know if we can do it this year but hopefully for next year.”

Asked what is possible in Sunday’s grand prix, Vers🌼tappen repli𓃲ed: “F*** knows.

“I mean I’m pushing flat out, the car is just super tricky. Went into T🐓urn 1, suddenly I go over the bumps and it just snaps on you.

“There’s nothing that was a big mistake but𒊎 the car is literally on an knife-edge to drive, it is what it is.”&🃏nbsp;

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