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 engine i✨ssue.

Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: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 completed just four laps in second pr🐓actice asꦆ he failed to put a time on the board.

The Dutchman reported early on that he heard a “weird no♔ise” from his engine.

He reported over team radio:𝓡 “I still hear a we🐼ird noise... in the engine”.

At thﷺe time, Red Bull engineer Gianpiero Lambiase told him to continue.

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

Verstappen w𒉰as told to come into the pit lane as Red Bull investigated tꩵhe issue.

After the red flag period caused by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell’s shunt, Verstappen returneౠd to the track, before quickly cꦺoming back to the pit lane.

The issue wasn’t solved 💎meaning Verstappen wasn’t able to complete any meaningful running in FP2.

Red Bull wꦦrote on their official X account: “Car 1 will not run again in FP2 as we investigate a PU issue further”.

Verstappen described his day♚ as "pretty much useꦺless". 

"It was from the engine side and we're ch💮ecking, I don't 💝know exactly what it is. From 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澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lando Norris in the F1 drivers’ championship with fiv🎐e rounds to ♒go.

His lead at the to𓃲p of the championship was extended after a controvers🌌ial incident with Norris at the United States Grand Prix.

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

The penalty cr𝐆ucially dropped Norris behi♚nd Verstappen, allowing the latter to pull further ahead in the championship.

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