A problem with the internal combustion engine cost Max Verstappen a good starting position for the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The four-time world champion readily acknowledged that he probably could not have matched George Russell’s pole time, but given the large gap behind him, a place on the front row would have been a logical outcome.
However, due to a problem with Red Bull’s combustion engine, Verstappen was already losing half a second on the straights compared to team-mate Isack Hadjar, before a yellow flag caused by Lando Norris and battery problems were added to the equation.
