Max Verstappen compared the last laps of the Abܫu Dhabi Grand Prix to “driving through fog” after being blinded by oil from Pierre Gasly’s Honda Formula 1 engine.

Verstappen was running behind his 2019 Red Bull teammate’s Toro Rosso w💖hen it beganಌ to smoke in the closing stages of Sunday’s race, ultimately resulting in Gasly’s retirement.

Oil from Gasly’s Honda engine - the manufacturer Red 𓆏Bull will switch to after ending its Renault supply - was spewed directly into Verstappen’s cockpit, with the Dutchman unable to improve his visibility having already used all of his visor tear-offs in the race.

“It was a bit 🧔of oil but I don’t know exactly what happen🍌ed there,” Verstappen told Sky Sports.

“I already went throu💛gh all my tear-offs but there was so much oil on my visor it was like driving through fog. It was horrible.

“I was [trying to wipeꦦ it] but it made iꦆt even worse, so I just stayed off it.

“I asked the team ‘where’s Daniel [Ricciardo] because I can’t see him in the mirrors, nothing.”

Despite the🗹 issue, and having dropped away from leaders Lewis Hamilton and Se꧟bastian Vettel, Verstappen was still able to finish third and take his fifth straight podium.

The Red Bull driver also had to recover from a poor start from sixth place on the grid which saw him lose ground on the opening lap. Verstappen revealed his Renault engine went into a safety modꦺe, meaning he was down on power.

“The launch w🦄as good but then the engine went into like a safety programme and I had it again on the re-start afterwards,” he expl🤡ained.

“It was not☂ easy b♊ut we managed to go back into a good position, putting pressure on the guys ahead.

“I think I stopped quite early but I had to, because I was on the Hypersofts. Then we managed to keไepꦏ the Supersoft alive and I had good pace.”