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Verstappen Admits ‘We Can’t Get Worse’ After Sprint Race P7 Finish
Highlights
- Verstappen finished seventh in Canada Sprint, facing car problems.
- Car bouncing issue severely unsettled Verstappen throughout the weekend.
- Red Bull’s Hadjar suffered engine failure, finished three laps down.
- Team hopes overnight setup changes improve Qualifying performance.
- Canadian GP critical as Red Bull battles Mercedes and Ferrari.
- Qualifying scheduled for 4:00 p.m. local time Sunday grid positions.
Max Verstappen keeps seventh in the Canada Sprint, but Red Bull’s limitations leave him 16 seconds behind winner George Russell. Bouncing and parc fermé constraints shape a difficult Montreal Saturday.
Verstappen says the car unsettles him over bumps, with Friday bouncing lifting his feet off the pedals. The issues appear in Sprint Qualifying and persist into the 23‑lap race.
Bouncing on Friday lifted Verstappen’s feet off the pedals.
Parc fermé locks the Red Bull setup for the Canada Sprint, curbing experimentation. Rivals Mercedes, McLaren, and Ferrari edge clear, while Verstappen prioritises banking points and protecting position over risk.
With parc fermé lifted before Grand Prix qualifying under the sprint format, Red Bull targets changes to ride, balance, and platform. Verstappen frames expectations bluntly: “We can’t make it worse.”
We can’t make it worse, so it can only be better.
Montreal’s bumps and kerbs punish a stiff platform. The Red Bull seems trapped between porpoising control and compliance, costing confidence and speed through the chicanes and the Turn 10 hairpin.
The deficit to Russell reflects more than tyre life. Red Bull lacks rotation on entry and struggles over exits, leaving Verstappen unable to attack DRS trains once the field settles.
Isack Hadjar runs eighth behind Verstappen before an engine issue forces a stop. He drops three laps and finishes out of contention, but team restores the power unit for qualifying.
Red Bull stresses no lasting damage and expects no penalties. Hadjar describes the run as “pretty boring” before the failure, and welcomes a clean slate for the evening session.
Hadjar’s engine issue left him three laps down, though Red Bull fixed the unit for qualifying.
The broader picture remains challenging. Mercedes and Ferrari show momentum, with McLaren in the mix, and Lewis Hamilton’s sprint run underscoring Mercedes’ upswing, making qualifying at 4:00 p.m. local time a pivotal grid-setter.
Within the permitted reset, Red Bull will chase a calmer ride, more rear support, and quicker warm-up. Any step towards stability should unlock Verstappen’s typical edge over a single lap.
The Sprint offered limited learning, but it highlighted priorities. Execution in qualifying, tyre usage, and top-speed trimming will dictate whether Red Bull contains rivals’ strengths into race day.
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Daniel Miller reports on Formula 1 Grand Prix weekends with race-day analysis, team-radio highlights, and point-standings updates. He explains power-unit upgrades, aerodynamic developments, and driver rivalries in straightforward, SEO-friendly language for a global F1 audience.
