Once again Max Verstappen’s frustrations boiled over as he smashed the steering wheel of his “undrivable” Red Bull after a slow pit stop on a torrid afternoon at Monza. After finishing sixth, his Formula One championship lead was reduced to 62 points and his winless run stretched to six races.
Red Bull’s downward trend continued and Verstappen was again open in his frustrations about all aspects of his weekend and prospects for the rest of the year, as well as demanding upgrades after the once-dominant car was turned “into a monster”.
“If we don’t change anything on the car it is all going to be bad from now on to the end of the season. We have a lot of work to do,” the Dutchman said. When asked about his hopes for the drivers’ championship, he responded with a scathing verdict on the RB20.
“Well, the car is undrivable, it’s a massive balance problem that we have, and that is not only over one lap but also the race,” he said.
Verstappen also ruled out any hope of winning the constructors’ championship, with the gap to McLaren reduced to just eight points. “At the moment both championships are not realistic,” he said.
