Max Verstappen reveals ‘big concern’ despite topping F1 Mexico City GP practice

Max Verstappen says he’s involved about his probabilities of profitable the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix regardless of setting the tempo in observe.

The four-time world champion was one among 9 drivers to sit down out of first observe for rookies, however returned to motion in type by topping FP2 by 0.153 seconds forward of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.

However Verstappen, who has made up 64 factors on championship chief Oscar Piastri up to now 4 races, was not fully pleased with the efficiency of his much-improved Pink Bull.

The Dutchman was heard complaining over crew radio in second observe that he had “no grip”, including his RB21 felt “like driving on ice” on the medium compound tyre.

Though Verstappen had the sting within the brief runs, he’s involved about Pink Bull’s lack of competitiveness through the high-fuel working that was performed later in FP2.

“The brief run on the softs we managed to do a very good lap, the remainder, all the pieces else was fairly unhealthy,” he defined.

“The medium brief run was not nice and the large drawback is the long term the place we appear to battle quite a bit, so that’s after all a giant concern for the race.

“The steadiness wasn’t even off there was simply no grip. That’s the greater concern. As quickly as you go for a sustainable run the tyres are going sizzling. We had been nowhere, in order that’s a tricky one to kind out however we’ll see.

“You aren’t going to win a race like that. You will be quick over one lap however you probably have completely zero tempo within the race then it’s going to be robust.

“I favor to be quick within the race and never so quick over one lap.”

Verstappen’s considerations downplayed 

Sky Sports activities F1 pundit and former Aston Martin strategist Bernie Collins downplayed Verstappen’s worries, pointing to how Pink Bull usually handle to show issues round come qualifying and the race.

“It could positively combine issues up if we ended up with a grid like that however I believe right here is kind of tough to overhaul – even traditionally it’s a kind of tracks the place qualifying is kind of necessary,” she stated.

“We’ve seen Pink Bull time and time once more work in a single day on a Friday evening into Saturday after which the race automotive does look a lot stronger by the point we get to Sunday than it has on Friday.”