In a season in which he either retires or wins, Jos Verstappen says he understands why Max Verstappen was “a bit irritable” when yet more problems arose with his RB18 in Friday’s practice in Miami.
Red Bull have shown great pace this season, however their performances have been hindered by poor reliability.
Verstappen has already lost 36 points in his fight to defend his World title, retiring from second place in Bahrain and again in Australia.
Trailing Charles Leclerc by 19 points, the only upside is that when he does finish, he wins.
But that “hit and miss” as the reigning World Champion put it is leading to frustrations, the Dutchman making it clear on Friday in Miami he was not impressed by the team’s reliability gremlins.
Within the space of only a few hours on the opening day of the Miami Grand Prix weekend, his RB18 had to be fitted with a new gearbox and then suffered a brake fire.
Max Verstappen feeling the (Miami) heat! ☀️
The Dutchman suffered a brake fire and steering troubles, cutting his second practice session short 😩#MiamiGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/FA2NDO8ZOy
— Formula 1 (@F1) May 6, 2022
Verstappen bounced back 48 hours later to win the race.
“What an insanely good result for Max in Miami,” his father Jos told the Dutchman’s website. “He looked very strong again during the race after a difficult start of the weekend.
“Problems with the car on Friday meant he got very little practice and you need that time to adjust the car, especially on a new street circuit.
“I could understand why he was a bit irritable.
“It was a shame he made a mistake in qualifying, but that can happen. It didn’t help that he didn’t know the track as well as he normally does.”
The Miami Grand Prix was the second race weekend in succession when Verstappen bagged maximum points, the Red Bull driver taking the win and the fastest lap point.
Slashing Leclerc’s lead from 34 to 19 points in those two races, Jos is predicting a “strong”…
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