In the past Saudi Arabian Grand Prix the participation of Max Verstappen, who suffered a stomach virus. In fact, the Dutchman arrived yesterday a day after the rest of the grid, and he decided to compete despite not having recovered.
Two weeks after the second race of the year, the pilot of Red Bull He has confessed how hard it was to run with that disease: “At home he was very sick, he could hardly walk.he acknowledged.
Although the two-time champion took a risk by forcing, he believed that he was almost recovered: “I arrived to the weekend really believing that the virus was gonebecause normally when you get sick, two or three days later, normally you’re fine, you can do your training,” he explained.
The Dutchman revealed that when he got on the RB19 In the first free practice session, he felt a lap he needed”two turns to be able to breathe normally“.
Luckily for him he was able on Saturday and Sunday, and managed to be in second position behind his partner.
Despite the fact that many were critical of his behavior with Sergio Pérez, he assumes his discontent: “Definitely it affected me all weekendsomething that I did not like, because it was one of the first races in which I felt that was limited physically And that’s really frustrating when you’re in the car.”
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The Dutchman did not expect to suffer so much with the stomach virus, just as it was not in his plans to have to face so many difficulties during the sessions 1 and 2 of free practice.
his car skid in the first training sessions and ended his session with a unexpected scare. To top, Christian Horner explained how much Max like Checo Pérez had “brake related problemswhich made them go a bit too far in a couple of corners.”
“This shows that both insist and they are running to the limitassumed the director of Red Bull.
In the second session her problems increased with the rain and was left behind Fernando Alonso y Charles Leclerc.