[Saba Sports News] Max Verstappen has given his first direct response to the disqualification from the Nürburgring event. The Red Bull driver admitted it was disappointing to have his results revoked due to a rule violation, but he also believes the outcome may serve as a wake-up call for the team to get ready for the important upcoming races. Verstappen and his teammates claimed victory in an earlier Nürburgring NLS endurance race, but post-race checks revealed the crew had used more tires than permitted during both the race and qualifying, leading to the disqualification.Verstappen revealed the issue stemmed from a minor error during pit stop practice, with a procedural slip-up causing extra tires to be counted as used. Despite losing the hard-earned win, he spoke positively of the team’s performance that weekend. He stated that the collaboration with his teammate and the execution by the engineering team were of high quality, and that as a team with extensive experience in GT racing, their professionalism was trustworthy. In Verstappen’s view, the experience was more of a learning process than a straightforward defeat.In my opinion, this incident did not deal a substantial blow to Verstappen’s plans.
On the contrary, while exposing problems, it also provided room for adjustments ahead of future races. Ahead of the official Nürburgring 24 Hours, this experience may well be the early warning the team needed.