Max Verstappen’s FP2 in Mexico cut short after “weird noise” from engine

An early end to Max Verstappen's day in Mexico due to an en𓆉gine issueꦓ.

Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen’s running in second practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix was cut short due to an issue with his F1 power unit.

Verstappen complet🉐ed just four laps in second practice as he failed to put a ti꧙me on the board.

The Dutch🀅man reported early on that he heard a “weird noise” from his engine.

He reported over team radio: “I still hear a weird noise... in t🎃𝓀he engine”.

At the time, Red Bull engin🥀eer Gianpiero Lambiase told him to continue.

Shortly after, Verstappen radioed in agꦕain and said: “This noise is very disturbing. This can't be normal.”

Verstappen was told to come 💦into the pit lane as R✱ed Bull investigated the issue.

After the red flag period caused by 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell’s shunt, Verstappen returned to the track, before quickly com💦ing back to the pit lane.

The issue wasn’t solved meaning Verstappen wasn’t able to comp🌞lete any meaningful runni🤪ng in FP2.

Red Bull wrote on their official X account: “Car 1 will not run again in FP2 as we investigate a PU issue furth❀e🌞r”.

Verstappen describ🉐ed his day as "pretty much useless". 

"It was from the engine side and we're checking, I don't know exactly what it is🅷. 𒈔From my side, a pretty much useless day. Four or five laps, not much to read into at the moment," Verstappen said. 

"I never had a good run, only four or five laps in total and that's even with some long runs laps in it - a day to❀ forget." 

Verstappen sits 57 points ahead of168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Lando Norris in the F1 drivers’ championship with five rounds🌱 to go.

His lead at the top of the championship was extended after a controversial incident with Norris at the United S♏tates Grand Prix.

Norris was deemed to have overtaken Verstappen off the track at Turn 12 at COTA, res🅘ulting in a fi🌺ve-second time penalty.

T🍃he penalty crucially dropped Norris behin🃏d Verstappen, allowing the latter to pull further ahead in the championship.

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