Verstappen calls Red Bull rear wing 'super-dangerous' after British Grand Prix crash

Max Verstappen labeled Red Bull's rear wing as 'super-dangerous' after a high-speed crash ended his British Grand Prix on Sunday. The reigning Formula One champion was fighting for a podium position when his car lost downforce, causing him to spin off the track at Stowe corner and into the gravel.

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While turning into the corner, the rear wing is not fully attaching, and you lose a lot of downforce for that. You just spin off the track.

Verstappen, 28, expressed his frustration and concern, stating that the rear wing was not fully attaching while turning into the corner. This failure resulted in a significant loss of downforce, leading to the spin. He emphasized the danger, noting he was lucky to avoid serious injury, recalling a similar incident in Austria two weeks prior where he also crashed during qualifying but recovered to finish second.

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At this point, it’s super dangerous because I could have really hurt myself two times. I was lucky in Austria; I was lucky here. But that’s why you get really fed up with it.

"At this point, it’s super dangerous because I could have really hurt myself two times. I was lucky in Austria; I was lucky here. But that’s why you get really fed up with it," Verstappen said.

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He's right not to be happy.

Red Bull team boss Laurent Mekies agreed with Verstappen's assessment, acknowledging the driver's right to be unhappy. Mekies assured that the team would "leave no stone unturned" to understand and resolve the problem. He admitted it was unacceptable for drivers to experience such failures in high-speed corners in consecutive races, even if for different reasons, and promised that the necessary measures would be implemented to prevent recurrence.

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I have no doubt that the team will put in place what is necessary for that not to happen again, even if we failed to do that today, and we take that as seriously as one can do. And therefore the minimum that Max can feel today is being unhappy.