Threat for Verstappen and problems with his Red Bull: “Smells burning!”

Max Verstappen He didn’t have the best day behind his wheel red bull and had to leave his ‘office’ early, after only two turns on the soft rubber at the start of Free GP 2 Canadian F1. The Dutch driver had to quickly get out of his car when he was stopped in the pits after he got out of his car and alerted his team over the radio: “Smells burning!”

In case it was an electrical problem, the driver followed the safety procedure by jumping so as not to touch the ground while the other foot touched the car and thus avoid any electric shock. And later, when the team was sure they could handle the car, their mechanics started working on the car’s underside, even using radials, something unusual in Grand Prix free practice.

ERS Problem: What is it and how does it work?

Finally, Verstappen apparently had a problem with his car’s ERS, the electrical energy regeneration system that is part of the hybrid power units used by current F1 cars. The ERS consists of the MGU-K, which regenerates the kinetic energy of braking into electrical energy, and the MGU-H, which generates electrical energy through the heat (thermal energy) of the turbo. This energy is stored in a battery to be used by the pilots.

“It’s not perfect”

“It’s not ideal, I would have liked to have done more laps. But I think it’s more important to find out what happened and what the implications are for this weekend and the rest of the year.”Max Verstappen commented about what happened in the team statement.

Red Bull seemed indestructible just a year ago, but this season is not the first time the car has suffered a setback. And the fight for wins goes beyond even McLaren and Ferrari.

Things seem to have changed for Max, who wants to achieve success in Canada, a GP that so far looks like a washout. There, Max knows he can make a difference with his wet hands and behind the wheel of one of the best cars.