Waché: Verstappen’s damaged Red Bull lost grip in Mexico

Following an incident with Liam Lawson, Max Verstappen spent most of second practice in Mexico driving an RB22 with part of its left bargeboard broken off. He still set the session’s fifth-fastest time.

Red Bull technical director Pierre Waché said the damage had cost the car grip overall and that his analysis showed both the front and rear were affected. He said the precise effects were difficult to establish; the damage also affected the confidence they could have in the car.

Waché said Red Bull would see how the car performed on Saturday once the floor had been repaired.