Max Verstappen's unfortunate “bathroom” situation is compounded by the continued problems of Christian Horner and co.

On the day when Charles Leclerc's lifelong dream got here true, Max Verstappen was additionally contrastingly bored. From Friday's FP1, the Pink Bull driver had issues controlling his RB20 on the Circuit de Monaco. The bumpy observe and its many curbs have been the RB20's kryptonite, an issue the Christian Horner-led workforce couldn't remedy. As well as, the unforgiving observe intensified Verstappen's 'lavatory' issues throughout the race.

After 3 problematic follow classes, the Dutchman managed solely P6 in qualifying. Requested if the slide within the final lap of Q3 was his fault, he stated: “I wouldn't say that. I’d fortunately invite everybody on this paddock to drive that automobile and attempt to go quicker than me.” Sadly, his confidence within the assertion didn't assist him translate P6 into a greater end result on Sunday. He ended up the place he began – in no man's land.

Attributable to Monaco's slender streets that forestall overtaking, many thought of it a boring race. Surprisingly, Verstappen was the primary to level this out on his workforce radio. “Rattling, that is actually boring. (I) Ought to have introduced my pillow,” GP stated on the workforce radio. However no sooner had he considered turning his Pink Bull right into a bed room than he wished it had a bathroom.

The bumpy Monaco GP circuit magnified his must get away. “From spherical 20 I needed to go to the bathroom” stated the Dutchman after the race. “That was in all probability the toughest a part of the race” he added, emphasizing how laborious his Pink Bull struggled with the circuit's bumps and kerbs.

It's uplifting to see that the 3-time champion hasn't misplaced his humorousness even in a shedding trigger. As a result of extra bumpy circuits are coming in 2024, the following one being the Canadian GP.

Max Verstappen urges Pink Bull to beat 'massive weaknesses' forward of Canadian GP

Pink Bull had little or no hope for Charles Leclerc's house race in Monaco. Each Helmut Marko and Max Verstappen declared Ferrari favorites to win earlier than the weekend even began. Moreover, Sergio Perez's horrible P16 beginning place, compounded by a horrific lap 1 crash, derailed their outing within the principality.

“We even have numerous harm to Chec's automobile,” Verstappen stated after the race. “All in all, only a weekend you'll overlook, however you'll be taught quite a bit on the similar time. The one constructive factor I can take from this weekend is we perceive our nice weaknesses. That's what we actually must work on. If we are able to remedy that or make it respectable, we are able to instantly get numerous lap time.”

The bumps and curbs of Gilles Villeneuve's Canadian circuit troubled Verstappen final yr. Moreover, in contrast to the 2023 RB19, the RB20 is a step down in terms of such uneven tracks. So Ferrari have an opportunity to make it two wins in a row, whereas McLaren will attempt to forestall them from doing so.