It has been revealed that a front wing endplate from one of the AlphaTauris is what ended Max Verstappen's hopes of a Silverstone victory. Having just taken the lead from Carlos Sainz, the world champion suddenly began to slow on the Hangar Straight, much to the delight of the partisan crowd. Fearing a puncture the Dutchman dived into the pits, however on rejoining the race his car felt no better. Arguing that he had 'no rear and front now', that the car was '100% broken' and that it was like 'driving on ice', Verstappen was repeatedly assured that there was no technical issue, that the car was safe and that any loss of performance was down to bodywork damage incurred in his earlier clash...
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