“I don’t understand why you need a track like this,” Max Verstappen lashes out at “extremely dangerous” Saudi Arabian GP track


“I don’t understand why you need a track like this,” Max Verstappen lashes out at “extremely dangerous” Saudi Arabian GP track

Max Verstappen

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen had a rather disappointing qualifying session after only securing a P4 for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. He starts behind the two Ferrari’s of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz while teammate Sergio Perez starts from pole position for the first time in his career.

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But the day was tainted by Mick Schumacher’s horrendous crash at Turn 12 during Q2. Schumacher hit the wall while setting his lap-time in a high-speed collision. The session was Red Flagged and the Medical car assisted Mick off the race track after a tense one hour halt. 

The wavering straights of the race have been cited as the culprit for such a high-speed collision. The Dutchman labelled the Jeddah Corniche track as “extremely dangerous” ahead of the 2022 Saudi Arabian GP and fails to understand why the track has been designed like so.

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Max Verstappen says the Saudi Arabian GP track is unsafe for drivers

Mick Schumacher
Mick Schumacher’s crash

Max Verstappen was an outspoken critic of the blind corners in Jeddah after suffering a crash in the final corner during a blazing Qualifying lap. But after the recent high-speed collision Mick Schumacher suffered, the blinding corners and the swift turns have caught the attention of many to be unsafe for drivers. And Verstappen fails to understand “why the track is the way it is!”

The Red Bull driver commented, “Last year for me, personally, I was happy with how we went through the weekend in terms of crashes. In some places, if you lose the car like today with Mick’s hit, you can see how hard it goes. There are places, like the one where Mick crashed, where you hit the wall full speed. That is very painful and extremely dangerous.”

He added, “Not only that, the straights are not entirely straight because they’re all a bit blind. I don’t understand why you need to design the track [like this]. If it’s going to be flat out just design it dead straight. I don’t really understand why the track is the way it is. It’s just safer for everyone.”

Mick was airlifted to a hospital and the driver and his team have confirmed that he is okay. Haas have confirmed they will be fielding only one car for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The circuit was revised ahead of this weekend’s event following criticisms of its dangerous nature. 

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