Eddie Jordan believes Max Verstappen was looking to save face by “concocting” a return of the driveshaft issue that ended his Saudi Arabian GP qualifying as he trailed race winner Sergio Perez. F1 MaxVerstappen
‘Max Verstappen concocted return of driveshaft issue to make himself look good’Former F1 team principal Eddie Jordan believes Max Verstappen was looking to save face by “concocting” a return of the driveshaft issue that ended his qualifying in Saudi Arabia, while trailing team-mate Sergio Perez.
He was able to take the bonus point for fastest lap away from Perez on the final tour of the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, much to the annoyance of his team-mate, but the Mexican was able to keep the two-time World Champion at arm’s length in the final laps. But given Perez held the advantage of track position, and having taken pole position in Verstappen’s absence on the Saturday, Jordan theorised that the double World Champion was told that he would have to hold station behind his team-mate and would not be allowed to close him down – as, having owned a team himself, he would have done the same in team boss Christian Horner’s position.
“That’s just my view. Because if I was running a team, that is exactly what I would have said before they went out.
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