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Max Verstappen Warns About ‘Super Dangerous’ Red Bull Car
Highlights
- Max Verstappen spun off at Silverstone, losing podium chance.
- Rear wing failure caused sudden downforce loss in corners.
- Similar rear wing issue affected Verstappen during Austrian qualifying.
- Verstappen struggled with car balance and pace throughout weekend.
- Kept rivals Russell and Hamilton behind while on hard tyres.
- Red Bull aims to fix rear wing issues before next races.
Max Verstappen’s British Grand Prix unravels with a late Silverstone spin, costing a likely podium after a competitive, if scrappy, run.
He rotated at Turn 15 and slid into the gravel during the race, a flashpoint also reflected in Fervogear’s British GP crash report.
It follows his Austrian qualifying shunt, where contact with the barriers underscored a repeatability to the failure mode rather than a driver miscue.
Verstappen blames the RB22’s rear wing, saying it fails to shut correctly on corner entry and leaves the car short of load under braking.
“Like Austria, a different fault but the same outcome.” — Max Verstappen
According to Verstappen, the wing doesn’t fully reattach, stripping downforce at turn-in and making the car unpredictable. He calls the situation “super dangerous” under heavy braking.
Rear wing not fully attaching under turn-in triggers sudden downforce loss and instability.
In F1, precise DRS deactivation and rear wing control are foundational. That control sits at the heart of Red Bull’s development priorities.
Verstappen’s weekend pace never fully materialises. He reports lower top speed than his teammate and persistent balance issues that restrict setup freedom.
Despite that, he holds George Russell and Lewis Hamilton at bay for long stretches while on hard tyres, describing that compound as notably slow.
He kept Russell and Hamilton behind while managing slow hard tyres.
He argues a podium would have flattered the package, a view consistent with the team’s broader British GP picture, noting the car and race pace didn’t merit such a result.
For Red Bull, the priority is root-cause identification and containment before the next rounds. Reliability of wing actuation and consistency across loads must be assured without sacrificing performance.
Even so, Verstappen remains firmly in championship contention, provided the rear wing inconsistency is eliminated and the baseline speed returns.
Visual Summary
Verstappen Spins Out at Silverstone
Mechanical misfire turns podium fight into a cloud of gravel
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Rear Wing Fails
No downforce
on corner entry
Rear Wing Fails
No downforce
on corner entry
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Turn 15 Spin
Into gravel
from podium fight
Turn 15 Spin
Into gravel
from podium fight
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Walks Away
Second
let-off in a week
Walks Away
Second
let-off in a week
“While turning into the corner, the rear wing is not fully attaching, and you lose a lot of downforce… At that point, it’s super dangerous because you can really hurt yourself two times. I was lucky in Austria, I was lucky here, but that’s why you get really fed up with it.”
Red Bull’s reliability now in sharp focus
Verstappen remains a top contender as the 2026 season rolls on.
Verstappen remains a top contender as the 2026 season rolls on.
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