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Verstappen: "Not wise for me to say what I think of it"
- GPblog.com
Max Verstappen has told after the qualifying session for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix that there will definitely be talks with Liberty Media and the FIA at a later time about everything that happened yesterday ten kilometres from the Jeddah circuit. Verstappen doesn't seem to be entirely happy with how certain things went.
On Friday afternoon, Yemeni rebels bombed an Aramco oil depot with missiles. This raised the question of whether Formula 1 should cancel the GP weekend. For hours the drivers and team bosses talked with each other and with Liberty Media and the FIA and halfway through the night the final decision was made to race on Saturday and Sunday.
Verstappen does not want to say anything about the situation
Initially, all Formula 1 drivers would be unanimously in favour of a cancellation, but after more talks, everyone agreed. How that whole process unfolded doesn't really seem to bear out Verstappen's approval."We made that decision together, but after the weekend I do think it will be talked about," he said.
He continues at The Telegraph I think everyone has an opinion about it, but it's not wise for me to say what I think. That will come. That's also how we agreed with the drivers and team bosses." After Friday's hours-long talks, none of the drivers said anything to the assembled media either.
Verstappen will have to work hard on Sunday if he wants to take his 21st victory in Formula 1. It will be important to be sharp during all the moments because it seems a certainty that a safety car will appear on the track.