The proverb says that even a poor man can be pulled by a branch. And this is very true for Red Bull Racing, and Max Verstappen in particular…
It's not enough that the Austrian team, including Verstappen, continues to struggle to find a place in the first free practice session of the Singapore Grand Prix, and now the Dutch driver is also facing further "problems". FIA President Mohammed ben Sulayem said the other day that he had had enough of the swearing that is rampant in the sport and that he would do everything he could to curb it. The first victim of this is the current world champion... Verstappen said the following about the previous race at Friday's press conference: "As soon as I started qualifying, I knew the car was fucked."
The hearing is currently ongoing, and we are very curious about the outcome and any possible sanctions. But it is still a strong EXCESS to punish the already busy drivers with this on a race weekend.
In the meantime, here's the Singapore FP1:
