ABU DHABI, November 26 -- Max Verstappen could not compete effectively in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix because a bad sensor affected him since the race start and then an oil spray affected his vision.
The Dutchman dropped from sixth to tenth before reaching Turn 1 due to a technical glitch in the car. “It was not an easy race,” he said. “I had a problem at the start. The launch was good, but my engine went into a safety program. “In second gear my engine went into protection mode for overheating which is a bit odd,” he added. “in Singapore or whatever it’s a bit more critical. It was just unlucky. “I had it again during the restart afterwards,” he added. “Then they found out there was a problem and I had to cancel a sensor, and then it was fine. “It was not easy, but we managed to come back to a good position and put some pressure on the guys ahead,” he said. “We got through it without damage, so I’m happy.” The Dutchman was the highest-placed car among those running on hypersofts and pitted in lap 18 to switch to supersofts. “I think that we stopped quite early, but we had to be because I had started on the hypersoft tyres,” he confirmed. “We managed to keep the supersoft alive, and I had a good pace. “In the end, of course, I am very happy with third place,” he added. Apart from the sensor issue, Verstappen also suffered from vision issue when Pierre Gasly’s Toro Rosso sprayed oil in the air when the Dutchman was lapping behind the backmarker. “The last few laps were not that easy, because there was a Toro Rosso leaking oil onto my helmet, so I could not really see where I was going! “I don’t know exactly what happened there,” he continued. “I’d already gone through all my tear-offs and then there was so much oil on my visor it was like driving through a fog.” “I was [wiping it with my glove] but it made it even worse so I just stayed off it. I was asking the team ‘Where’s Daniel?’ because I couldn’t see him in the mirrors or anything.” The Red Bull driver came fourth in the driver’s standing, missing the third place to Kimi Raikkonen by just two points. But that does not worry the Dutchman who is already focused on fighting for the title in the next season. Speaking about Red Bull’s switch to Honda, he said: “It looks very promising, but I want to be realistic so we’ll just have to wait and see,”
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