Max Verstappen left seeking answers with Red Bull “too slow” in Friday practice
Max Verstappen admits Red Bull were "a bit too slow"𒁏 during Friday practice at Zandvoort.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen is searching for answers after conceding Red Bull were simply “a bit too slow” during Friday practice at the F1 Dutch Grand Prix.
World championship leader Verstappen finished second to McLaren’s168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lando Norris in mixed conditions during opening practice at Zandvoort, before placing only fifth-fastest in a dry FP2, 0.284 seconds off the pace set by Mercedes’ 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell.
After the second session, Verstappen admiꦺtted: “Of course FP1 we didn’t really get a lot of running in but I guess in FP2 you could see a little bit more where you are.
ꦺ“[We’re] a bit too slow on the short run, a bit too slow on the long run! So a bit of work toꦑ do.
“At t⭕he moment no clear answer of how to improve that specifically, but we’ll look into things. Just ꦜa bit too slow, as simple as that.”
Verstappen is unbeaten at Zandvoort since its return to the F1 calendar in 2021 and is seeking what wܫould be a fourth consecutive victory at home.
But the three-time world champion goes into the race without a win in four races, hav𒀰ing last stood on the to🐠p step of the podium at the Spanish Grand Prix in June.
“It’s where we have been the last few races, so it’s no𒆙t really a surprise,” he added.
“We’ll try to just fi💛nd a little bit more perꦿformance for Sunday.”
Red Bull teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez was six tenths slower than Verstappen in second pract🐬ice as he ended up 12th in the o🍎rder.
“We’ve been testing qu꧟ite a bit of stu𒅌ff out there,” he explained.
“I think our day looks a little bit better than it shows in terms of order. I did a mistake into Turn 12,൲ I went off, so I lost a couple of tenths.
“I think overall we’ve got some work to do, especially in the long-run pace, to try and match the people ahead. I think we’ve run both cars very differently, so I think we’ve got a busy day ah♐ead.”
Perez has had to adjust to working with a new race engineer. That is because his normal engineer, Hugh Bird, is missing the🌊 next four races to go on paternity leave𝓀.
“It’s obviously a little bit new for𝓀 all of us to have Woody [Richard Wood] as Race Engineer,” he sai🌌d.
“It’s something that stands out on my ✨side, but I think every session is just going to get better and [we’ll get] mo𝓀re used to it.”
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