Max Verstappen stops with gearbox problem during practice for the Dutch Grand Prix

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Max Verstappen suffers nightmare start ahead of his home Dutch Grand Prix as the championship leader stops on track during first practice with a gearbox issue

  • Max Verstappen brought out the red flag during first practice for the Dutch GP 
  • The Red Bull driver was told to stop out on track due to a gearbox issue
  • It is a setback for Verstappen who is hoping for more success on home soil 

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Max Verstappen has suffered a blow ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix, after he stopped out on track during first practice with a gearbox issue.

The Dutchman who leads the championship by 93 points was told by his Red Bull team to stop his car and get out just ten minutes into the first session at Zandvoort.

It is a nightmare start to the weekend for Verstappen who is hoping to repeat the success of his victory on home soil in 2021.

More to follow… 

Max Verstappen brought out the red flag after his Red Bull stopped with a gearbox issue

Max Verstappen brought out the red flag after his Red Bull stopped with a gearbox issue

The Dutchman walks away from his car which led to silence in the grandstands among his home faithful

The Dutchman walks away from his car which led to silence in the grandstands among his home faithful

The Dutchman walks away from his car which led to silence in the grandstands among his home faithful

Verstappen returned to the garage to speak to Red Bull staff after the mechanical fault

Verstappen returned to the garage to speak to Red Bull staff after the mechanical fault

Verstappen returned to the garage to speak to Red Bull staff after the mechanical fault