Verstappen, a 2021 F1 title contender, completed second in the day’s first follow session at Spa earlier than taking first place in follow two, beating Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes, by 0s041.
However a mistake by Verstappen brought on the session to finish prematurely after shedding the again of his Pink Bull RB16B as he exited Les Combes, inflicting him to crash into the barrier on the left facet of the observe.
The incident brought on a crimson flag with three minutes remaining, marking the shut of the session.
Requested about what occurred in the accident, Verstappen he replied, “I don’t know, I simply misplaced my rear finish. An excessive amount of oversteer to right and sadly I hit the wall.”
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Despite the final minute crash, Verstappen felt typically very optimistic about Pink Bull’s efficiency at Spa on Friday, which has historically been certainly one of their weakest tracks.
“It was good, I feel the entire day, we have been fairly pleased,” Verstappen mentioned.
“After all there are some issues to tremendous tune from FP1 to FP2, and general I’ve been very pleased. I feel it’s positively a really optimistic begin.”
Verstappen and his Pink Bull teammate Sergio Perez opted for various ranges of ailerons all through Friday’s follow because the crew tried to evaluate the very best setup for Spa.
The Dutchman revealed that he didn’t make any modifications to the extent of his wing in the course of the day, and that he was “pleased with what I’ve.”
“After all, there are some issues to be careful for with the climate as properly,” Verstappen mentioned.
“It’s arduous to say what would occur in the moist as a result of thus far we haven’t actually pushed like this. I feel each day shall be a bit like at present. It’ll positively be fairly attention-grabbing.”
Gallery: Photographs of Max Verstappen on the Belgian F1 GP
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Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing RB16B
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Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing RB16B, is assisted by observe officers after crashing 
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Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes W12, Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing RB16B, Carlos Sainz Jr., Ferrari SF21 
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Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing RB16B, Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes W12, Nikita Mazepin, Haas, VF-21 
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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing, on the press convention 
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Sergio Pérez, Pink Bull Racing, and Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing, in a Honda Civic Kind-R 
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