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Max Verstappen explains 'f**king disaster' radio message

Max Verstappen has explained why he described his Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying session a 'f**king disaster', believing a team error was to blame for his issues. Although Verstappen qualified sixth, he was almost two-tenths shy of Red Bull team-mate Daniel Ricciardo and some eight-tenths adrift of pole sitter Lewis Hamilton. The Dutchman defended his team radio comment, in which he called the session a 'f**king disaster', because he believes he could have been much quicker had the team not overheated his tyres prior to his run. 'It’s just a natural reaction,' Verstappen said of the comment. 'I lost the car, I went off, so I was just disappointed I couldn’t...
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