Verstappen vents after two failed Red Bull practice starts

Max Verstappen voiced his frustration over Red Bull’s starts on team radio after the second free-practice session in Mexico. A practice start at the end of the pit lane went badly; on his second attempt, he again could not get moving.

“I think I could even get away faster by sprinting,” he said, calling each attempt “a disaster”. He asked why Red Bull could not change something, then wondered whether he should make a Le Mans-style start: run to the car, push it, jump in and drive away.

Red Bull has made progress in other areas, but starts remain a costly problem. The team keeps trying, yet something still goes wrong. Verstappen was realistic after the session: he did not expect the issue to be solved magically from one weekend to the next.