Max Verstappen felt he was 'missing a lung' as he competed in the Saudi Arabia GP while still being sick. F1
Speaking in Melbourne ahead of this weekend's Australian Grand Prix, the reigning double world champion said that initially he felt like he was “missing a lung” and admitted that he didn’t feel good in the car from the start of the weekend.
“I refused to believe it myself for a long time, because at home I was really ill, like I could barely just walk around,” he said of his illness.“Because normally when you get sick, like two, three days after you normally arrive, you can just do your workouts. “I think it was just all coming together, and Jeddah is quite a tough track in general. When you don't feel well it hits hard on you.
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