An absolutely forgettable Saturday for Max Verstappen. The Dutchman, the true dominator of this year, is living the worst weekend of his season. In Singapore, the two-time champion in GP qualifying, it doesn't go beyond eleventh position, missing access to Q3. A truly disappointing result from super Max who, following ten victories in a row, sees the eleventh very far away.
Day to clear on the calendar at Red Bull
"A shocking experience” Verstappen declared on the radio when he was informed that he would not qualify for Q3. There are many problems with it RB19, Without to forget the various mistakes made by Verstappen himself. If the world champion already doesn't like the result of the qualification, the news doesn't end there. The Dutchman was in fact he was summoned by the stewards for having committed three impediments during qualifying. The first happens in the pit lane: at the green light, the first cars in front of Verstappen immediately take to the track, while the Dutch prefers to wait, blocking the entire group behind, but gaining clear road before entering the track. The second, however, is an obstruction - which did not lead to serious consequences - caused to Sargeant who was on his fast turn. In the last one, however, tsunoda is the protagonist: the Japanese is on his fast lap, he arrives at turn 2 but is forced to slow down because Verstappen - who is in front of him - does not move.
Verstappen not penalized: the FIA only chooses reprimands for him
Max made many mistakes in a single event. Mistakes that grid number #1 will pay for with two fines. Following various analyses, in fact, the FIA fined Verstappen both for the impediment committed in the pit lane and for that on Tsunoda. Simple recall instead for what happened with Logan Sargeant. Verstappen, therefore, emerges "unscathed" from the meeting with the stewards and will regularly start in eleventh position tomorrow.
