Max Verstappen blasts "unacceptable" retirement from Aussie GP after car's "weird smell"
dailystar.co.ukMax Verstappen has fumed at his "unacceptable" retirement at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday morning.The Red Bull driver was forced to pull off the track on lap 40 in Melbourne when he sensed a "weird smell" coming from his machine.
A virtual safety car was deployed as Verstappen stood on the side of the track next to his smoking vehicle.The Dutchman fumed: "We're already miles behind.
I don't want to think about a title fight, I just want to finish races. It's frustrating and unacceptable. These kinds of things, if you want to fight for the title, cannot happen."Verstappen's team principal Christian Horner was also less than impressed at the Dutchman failing to see the chequered flag."We don't know what the issue is yet.
I don't think it is engine related. I think it might be a fuel issue but we need to get the car back and look at exactly what has happened."Desperately frustrating.
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