News Details

Verstappen: We didn’t deserve podium despite safety car

Max Verstappen has played down the significant of missing out on a podium in the hectic safety car-interrupted finish to the Bahrain Grand Prix and felt he maximised his result for Red Bull. The Dutch driver found himself hunting down an unlikely podium at the Sakhir International Circuit after Sebastian Vettel spun off while battling Lewis Hamilton for second place before his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc suffered an engine issue over the closing 11 laps. Leclerc, who was hampered by a dropped cylinder in his Ferrari, was losing around five seconds per lap which meant Verstappen had the opportunity to grab the final rostrum spot over the last few laps. But after both Renaults stopped...
Full Story »
6y ago from Crash.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Verstappen says he 'didn't deserve a podium' in Bahrain

If not for a late safety car, Max Verstappen looked to be on course to...
6y ago from F1i.com

Verstappen admits he "didn't deserve a...

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen got close to getting another podium finish...
6y ago from GPBlog.com

Red Bull didn't deserve podium, says Verstappen

Max Verstappen has said his P4 finish in Bahrain was the maximum he...
6y ago from PlanetF1.com

Verstappen: Podium would've been undeserved

Bahrain Grand Prix – Max Verstappen was unfazed by missing out on...
6y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Trackhouse Aprilia launches two liveries ahead of 2026...

Trackhouse Aprilia satellite team has launched its two new liveries in...

Yamaha admits 2026 MotoGP performance will decide...

Yamaha knows it must deliver a more competitive 2026 MotoGP bike to...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Will Power sees ‘all the ingredients’ for a...

Will Power is approaching the beginning of his new IndyCar chapter, with...

Ed Carpenter to contest 23rd Indianapolis 500

Owner of the Ed Carpenter Racing IndyCar team Ed Carpenter will race in...

Pato O’Ward joined by F2 champion in McLaren F1...

McLaren has announced its driver development program lineup for 2026,...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Report: Mikel Arteta sets sights on signing mercurial...

Arsenal are interested in signing the Brazilian defender Iago Machado. The...
10m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Champions League review: Bodø/Glimt stun again as...

enal remained on top of the Champions League on the penultimate matchday...
2h ago from TheGuardian.com

Paul Merson predicts Arsenal vs Manchester United and...

There is no competition that is as hard as the Premier League! Liverpool...
4h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Talks held: Latest on Arsenal & Barcelona...

Arsenal and Barcelona could reportedly be set for a major transfer battle...
5h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

McLaren to skip F1 testing

McLaren F1 boss Andrea Stella has revealed that... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com

F1: Mercedes W17 hits the track

The Mercedes W17 has made its track debut at... Read More »
1h ago from Pitpass.com

Mercedes shakedown reveals suspiciously basic design...

Mercedes' W17 which appeared for a shakedown at... Read More »
50m ago from RacingNews365.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.