Verstappen criticizes other drivers he believes are too slow in the pitlanes
Max Verstappen accused his rivals of driving too slowly and getting in his way as the trigger for silly antics in the pits during the second practice of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The world champion was seen making his way past the other drivers in the narrow exit of the pit lane during the evening restart at the Yas Marina circuit. At one point, he passed George Russell and was briefly blocked by Lewis Hamilton before finally finding an escape route to catch up with Pierre Gasly.
And even though it seemed like Verstappen was impatient, the Dutchman declared that the situation was entirely the fault of others. “I mean, they need to move,” Verstappen stated. “They are all driving slowly and I want to get out because we are running out of time, and they keep driving in the middle.”
Then, when I tried to pass, they tried to corner me against the wall. So yeah… it’s a little stupid.
Although Verstappen’s overtaking in the pit lane has attracted a lot of attention, he stated that the biggest concern was the lack of balance in the Red Bull. Despite finishing third in FP2, he declared that his RB19 didn’t feel right.
(He) On our side, the balance is very bad, (he) declared. (He) Too much understeer, too many jumps, so certainly some issues to address for tomorrow, (he) added, (he) didn’t expect it to be so far off, and it’s also a bit of a question mark for us.
I mean, we are still P3, which is not too bad, but in terms of balance, I think it can be much better. So we are going to try to see what happened there.
