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‘No grip, no balance’: Verstappen calls Red Bull’s Friday ‘a disaster’
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13/03/2026 at 10:4613/03/2026 at 10:53 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Max Verstappen did not bother to sugarcoat his performance after sprint qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix. The verdict from the Red Bull driver was blunt, cutting, and impossible to misinterpret. “The whole day has been a disaster, pace-wise,” the Dutchman lamented on F1 TV. Friday’s running delivered a harsh reality check to the bulls. Verstappen ended the only practice session eighth – a staggering 1.8 seconds behind the benchmark set by Mercedes’ George Russell – before qualifying just eighth for Saturday’s Sprint race. The underlying problem, according to...
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