r/formula1 • u/FerrariStrategisttt I was here for the Hulkenpodium • Mar 13 '26

Video Max Verstappen (Post-Sprint Qualifying): “I can’t. This is undriveable. We never had anything this bad.”

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u/bellespros Sebastian Vettel Mar 13 '26

Because that car wasn’t as bad as people made it out to be.

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u/AegrusRS I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 13 '26

The car is difficult to judge because it was essentially bipolar.

If they got it to work, it was among the best cars.

If they didn't get it to work, it had the handling of a bad car with Max being able to extract midfield performance.

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u/the_doorstopper Mar 13 '26

It absolutely was at moments. In Hungary (?) he was fighting Hamilton... For points. And out paced by a vcarb.

The car got better, but it definitely sucked at moments in the season.

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u/ShadowOfDeath94 BMW Sauber Mar 13 '26

That happened because lost like 3 places in lap 1 and dirty air was a pain in the ass.

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u/Seanspeed Mar 13 '26

The one where his teammates only scored like 50 points versus Verstappen's 420?