Max Verstappen has voiced his disappointment with the way Red Bull organizes the Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix. The three-time world champion finished the race in fifth place, his chances of a podium spot ruined by a collision with Lewis Hamilton late in the race.

Verstappen had expressed disappointment over the team radio before the incident regarding the strategy he was being applied to, as Red Bull pitted the Dutchman later than their rivals in the race. both times in the pits. This meant the Dutchman was forced to catch up and attack around the narrow Hungaroring track. “It was just a very bad race,” Verstappen told Viaplay. “Everything didn’t go as expected, the strategy was terrible.

“We just know that it is very difficult to overcome here. I just have to do it. I tried to fight, but with that, I also lost a lot of time. “The reality is that you have to deal with short hair the first time, which is not good, but it happens. “And then I got stuck behind him [Hamilton] a second time. Then you couldn’t overtake him, they let me overtake again and then I had to drive in heavy traffic too.

“I actually don’t understand anything, it’s so bad.”
Verstappen’s discomfort was expressed through multiple radio messages as he questioned the team’s strategy. The 26-year-old had several arguments with race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase during the race and criticized the feedback he received from the pit wall. “Once again, I received stupid comments on the radio,” he emphasized. “Instead of them just trying to talk to me and admit that it wasn’t ideal… Of course, that also calmed me down. “But then they also protested. That was absolutely the final straw for me.”