Max Verstappen says his Red Bull car is an ‘undriveable monster’ and retaining his title is ‘not realistic’ after finishing sixth at the Italian GP
Reigning champion struggles to sixth in Italian GP, has condemned his Red Bull car as an “undriveable monster” and said he does not believe either he or his team will remain title contenders as things stand., where he was off the pace all weekend and the race was won by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in second and third.
“Last year we had a great car, which was the most dominant car ever, and we basically turned it into a monster.” Verstappen has not won for six races after a dominant start to the season, winning seven of the opening 10 rounds, as a series of upgrades to the Red Bull have proved ineffectual and they have been caught by their rivals. Verstappen was blunt in his assessment, demanding changes and warning that without them the title would slip away.
“It doesn’t matter where we are at the moment, we are bad everywhere, so we need a lot of changes,” he said. “At the moment both championships are not realistic.”got behind his attempt to take the title and prioritise him over Piastri, after the Australian passed him on the opening lap with McLaren not imposing team orders.“I would love it,” the Briton said when asked if McLaren should back him. “But it is not up to me. It is up to the team. I don’t want to beg to be allowed past.
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