Miami | It hasn’t been going round at Red Bull since the start of the campaign. A change of pilot, a capricious car, a quadruple dissatisfied world champion, penalties and errors cost the cutting edge stable. In Miami, another blunder in the well line caused the wrath of the Mercedes staff.
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The mechanics took all the Floridian heat in the rain while a human error at the source of the hanging between Max Verstappen and Kimi Antonelli in the well of the wells.
The garages of the two stables are side by side while the Mercedes stop space is just in front of that of Red Bull.
Permuting its tires in the 13th round, the mechanic of the Austrian stable opened the way too quickly while Antonelli spoke at the same time.
Result ? Max struck the racing car by breaking his front fin and the Mercedes pilot could not stop at the well.
On the radio, the Dutchman launched his team an arrow by dropping three words: “Frankly, the guys”.
Bullet
After the racing-sprint, the big boss at Mercedes, Toto Wolff, did not chew his words against the rival team that he has not been particularly in his heart for several years.
“I am surprised by this total lack of judgment, because Red Bull was not even close to being able to relaunch his car without concern for security. There is someone who panics there.
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“If it was the main race, it would have been seriously annoying,” he added to the microphone of Sky Sports.
On the sequence, Verstappen received a 10 second penalty. Having crossed the finish thread in the fourth row, he was relegated to the 17th and last level of the cars which finished the event.
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Victim of the carelessness of Red Bull, Antonelli, holder of the pole position to tumble in 10th row … out of the points.
Human
At Red Bull, director Christian Horner has confirmed that the error in the well of the wells is human source. Verstappen said he was happy that no one was injured in this hanging location.
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In a not so distant past, the Austrian stable distinguished itself by the quality of its team of mechanics and the efficiency of its stops. However, the situation has changed this year with the departure and absence of certain key members, including former director Jonathan Wheatley.
In Bahrain three weeks ago, Red Bull also had difficulty. These, of an electronic nature while the stop light worked badly.
Management has indicated that she will dig her research to improve the situation and avoid other annoying similar episodes.
