Verstappen at risk of brake failure: 'Wasn't sure if they would work'

After the sprint race, Verstappen admits that he did worry for a while. "Yeah, I was really worried about that. A little bit of fire, it's okay, but it was becoming quite big and I was just looking at my mirror to the cars at the back and hoping they would speed up," he told the press conference which included Autosport.com.

Verstappen feared brakes wouldn't work

"So then, of course, I was not sure going into Turn 3 if my brakes were going to work. But luckily I didn't do too much damage. I think I saw a few people in the grandstand making pictures when the brakes were on fire, so for sure they got a good few shots there," continued the Dutchman.

The Red Bull Racing driver also indicated that he doesn't entirely agree with the schedule of the new format. "I think we have to look at the schedule because to do an FP2 session, when you're not allowed to change the car, is a bit wrong in my opinion," he said.

"It's a bit of luck sometimes now, if we keep this format going for sprint races, that you only have one free practice to nail the setup. Of course, sometimes it will work in your favour, and sometimes it will work against you. I think this weekend so far it hasn't really been good to us," Verstappen said.