Verstappen GP Australia On-board radio: ‘Should I grab a fire extinguisher or not?’

Max Verstappen had a dramatic Australian Grand Prix. Red Bull Racing driver Charles Lecklerk was hit twice in the tail by a security car, but Cereals The Dutchman lost a lot of time during the race. In the end, Leclerc was able to ride sovereignly towards victory, while things were worse for Verstappen. The driver must set aside his RB18 in advance.

At the Grand Prix weekend in Melbourne, Verstappen could not always match Leclerc. In the qualifying round, the reigning world champion approached the Ferrari driver, but in the end he lost by three tenths in the last sector. Especially in RB18 the balance is not right and it is not surprising that engineer Gianpioro Lambias heard about this during the race. “It’s still going very fast corners. I do not think the balance is too bad. We have to be a little more careful,” Verstappen replied.

Verstappen must play as a firefighter after tire and safety car irritations

Due to the set-up of the car, Verstappen lost a lot of time compared to Leclerc. The Red Bull car’s front tires were tilted too much so they wore out quickly. “We mainly miss time in the 1st and 6th,” Lambiase told Verstappen. The Dutchman wanted to quickly change the front wing of his RB18 during his bit stop. ‘Do something different with the front wing. I think we need a little more wing. ‘ Eventually, Verstappen asked his team to hurry. “It’s so boring in the high-speed corners right now. There’s nothing I can do at the moment. It’s really bad. ‘

After the pit stops of the two leaders, Verstappen remained a fighter. A security car was brought closer to the ground. Although it irritates the Red Bull driver. Why is the safety car only going at this straight speed of 140km / h? That car has to go very fast. ‘ Verstappen could not enjoy a field that had been pushed together for so long. The driver began to smell a strange liquid inside the cockpit, and Lambias told his driver to pull the car to a nearby fire extinguisher. ‘Should I grab the fire extinguisher or not?’ Verstappen asked to be sure.

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