Max Verstappen had a short race in Monaco. The Red Bull did not respond at the start, causing Verstappen to lose many places and retire a lap later. “The engine completely stalled,” said Verstappen.
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The four-time world champion managed to qualify second, but at the start, the car was presumably stuck in an anti-stall mode. “During the formation lap, it wasn’t running smoothly. The start procedure was very bad afterward and it was totally inconsistent. Then the engine completely died. Only after the first corner did I get a bit of power back, but the engine sounded really terrible. I couldn’t drive at full throttle, so we put the car in the pits and that was it,” Verstappen said after his retirement in the Monaco paddock.
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Afterward, Verstappen looked ahead to the Barcelona Grand Prix: “That’s a completely different circuit. This will be a good test to see if we have really made a step forward. It’s all about high speed and aerodynamics there. So that will be an interesting weekend.”
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