Verstappen: “At some point the winning streak would end”

The streak of 43 games that he was completing as well as his nine victories Max Verstappen stopped ingloriously at Melbourne Grand Prixas the world champion abandoned with brake problem.

“Basically the rear right brake stuck from the first moment the starting lights went out, so the temperatures started to rise until of course it caught fire. I had a hard time after the first lap, the temperature kept rising, so it was working like it had a handbrake. Of course I did not know that all this was happening, I just felt that the balance of the car was not good. The team could see what was happening, but they don’t know what caused it“, the 26-year-old Red Bull pilot initially said.

“We had a lot of good races in the series and reliability. And I knew there would come a day when you would have a dropout, and unfortunately that day was today. We had a very good two-year run, and that in itself is very impressive. Of course, you never want to have something like this, but the most important thing now is to understand why it happened. I regret not being able to finish, as we had good hopes of victory. The car’s balance felt pretty good to me, improved from the lap sets we did in free practice. But yes, there are certain things that are out of your control“, concluded.