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.

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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