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Verstappen blames 'turbo lag' for missing the front row
Max Verstappen said that he was suffering from issues with his turbocharger during today's qualifying session for the British Grand Prix. He suggested that if he hadn't been held back by the problems then the Red Bull could have been a contender for pole position. "We had a really good set-up, but we had turbo lag the whole day so all the time in the low-speed corners the engine was not responding," Verstappen told MBC after the end of qualifying. "When you look at the lap time and you’re that close to pole, it’s a bit bittersweet," he sighed. "I would say as those issues definitely cost me one and a half or two-tenths, so I could have fought for pole.”...
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