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Max Verstappen blasted his Red Bull team during the third free practice session of the weekend at the Singapore Grand Prix. The Dutch driver struggled once again following a messy Friday for the team.<\/p>\n
Red Bull endured a problematic first two practice sessions on Friday with both Verstappen and team-mate Sergio Perez struggling with the balance of their machinery. The two drivers failed to hold a candle to Ferrari\u2019s pace throughout Friday\u2019s running.<\/p>\n
The team\u2019s struggles carried over into FP3 on Saturday, despite Helmut Marko insisting that the team\u2019s issues had been solved ahead of the session. Verstappen ended the final practice outing in P4, while Checo could only manage a lap that put him seven-tenths down on Carlos Sainz, who topped the timing sheets once again.<\/p>\n
With the Dutchman struggling to mix it with the fastest drivers of the session, Verstappen came onto the radio to complain, stating: \u201cI’m sorry, but I cannot drive with these upshifts. What the f**k is this? Unacceptable.”<\/p>\n
Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive F1 news.<\/strong><\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> Lewis Hamilton given hope Max Verstappen could still be stripped of 2021 title[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n This was far from the first time that Verstappen complained of this issue throughout FP3. The Dutchman reported earlier: \u201cThese upshifts! What the ****!\u201d, despite temporarily topping the timing screens thanks to the lap in question.\u00a0<\/p>\n Verstappen\u2019s race engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase, came onto the radio to ask for feedback once the chequered flag had waved. The Dutchman responded: \u201cMaybe a little bit smoother. But yeah, miles off still. It\u2019s just giving me wheelspin. It\u2019s not only upshifts, [but] also downshifts.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m just struggling for rear grip. You see that last sector? I\u2019m just drifting. I think if I\u2019m going to compete in drifting I might win the race.\u201d<\/p>\n More F1… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n The 25-year-old realised these fears after FP2 on Friday, explaining to Sky Sports F1: \u201cIt was a bit unexpected today. Yeah, just struggling a lot with the balance of the car. We tried quite a few things in FP2\u2026 some worked, some didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n Addressing the team\u2019s chances of taking pole position, Verstappen shrugged: \u201cWe\u2019ll try to of course improve, but it\u2019s quite a big gap. Ferrari is very fast, I think we\u2019re just way worse than we expected.\u201d<\/p>\n The Milton Keynes-based team have only missed out on pole position four times this season, but Ferrari have a golden opportunity to make it back-to-back poles for the first time in a year with Sainz looking blisteringly quick throughout all three practice sessions.<\/p>\n
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