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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Giles Richards at Monza

‘My car is undriveable monster’: Max Verstappen fumes over F1 title hopes

Max Verstappen and eighth-placed Sergio Pérez show the strain after a disappointing race for Red Bull.
Max Verstappen and eighth-placed Sergio Pérez show the strain after a disappointing race for Red Bull. Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images

The Formula One world champion, Max Verstappen, has condemned his Red Bull car as an “undriveable monster” and said he does not believe either he or his team will remain title contenders as things stand.

Verstappen was speaking after finishing sixth at the Italian Grand Prix, where he was off the pace all ­weekend and the race was won by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, with ­McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in second and third.

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