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FIA responds to criticism of 'slow as a turtle' Safety Car
Max Verstappen's criticism last weekend in Australia of F1's Aston Martin Safety Car has triggered a pointed response by the FIA. The Red Bull driver called Aston's 4.0L twin-turbo V8 Vantage a "turtle" after last Sunday's race in Melbourne, claiming that he struggled to put heat in his tyres during the event's Safety Car period. "There's so little grip and also the safety car was driving so slow, it was like a turtle. Unbelievable," said Verstappen. Australian Grand Prix winner Charles Leclerc said that he also wanted to complain about the speed of the SC until he noticed how hard driver Bernd Maylander was trying to extract the most from the Aston during the caution...
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