Max Verstappen reacts to double Mexico penalty: “I’m not going to give up easily”

Max Verstappen💝 reacts to his 20-second time penalty at the Mexico City Grand ꦍPrix.

Max Verstappen and Lando Norris
Max Verstappen and Lando Norris

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen says the “biggest problem” for Red B꧒ull in Mexico was their lack of race pace, not his tw𝔉o 10-second time penalties.

Verstappen was hit with 20 seconds worth of penalties after two incidents with168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Lando Norris during the opening part of the race.

The first penalty was due to push𒁃ing Norris off at Turn 4 after the McLaren driver attempted a bold overtake.

The second happened shortly a🌳fter into Turn 7 as🅘 Verstappen attempted an aggressive divebomb.

The two penalties dropped Verstappen down to 15th before rec🌺💯overing to finish sixth.

Reflecting on the two 𝔍incidents with Norris, Verstappen told Sky Sports: “I mean the problem is when you’re slower you’re being put in those kind💙 of positions.

“I am not going to give up easily. At the end of the day, it’s not about agreeing or disagreeing about the pena🍷lty.

“The only thing is that 20 seconds is quite a lot. The biggest problem of today and that is also what I worry♏ about is the race pace. It was re♋ally not good - something that we need to analyse.

“Even without them🌸 penalties, we had no chance at all to fight.”

Verstappen sits 47 points ahead of Norris with four rounds to ꦬgo.

The concern for Verstappen will be is that Haas’ 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Kevin Magnussen was closing inᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ on him in the final handওful of laps.

Despite his lead in the ♍championship closing by 10 points, Verstappen♒ insists he’s “not worried”.

“I am not worried,” he added. “This was a really bad day for us but I know we can do much better than this♍. We just keep going.”

Verstappen’s penalties “harsh”

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner fe♒lt the penalties were “harsh” by the FIA.

He said: “Max diꦍd leave the track at Turn 4 then at Seven, Lando 🌌opened the door very late and both ran off there. The problem is, I think we're going to get into very dangerous territory of, at what point is a dive bomb going to be OK?

“I think, really, the FIA a꧑nd the driv🔴ers need to sit down and decide what is acceptable and what isn't. I thought two 10-seconds was a bit on the harsh side today.

“You've always got to play to the rules. We'll look and learn from this race, but more for us today was that we just didn't have the pace. T✤hat's where our focus will be inܫ the next five days.”

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