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"Maybe I've hit a black cat" – Max Verstappen can't believe Red Bull's bad luck in F1 2026
Motorsport.comJuly 5, 2026
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One week after finishing second in Austria – where Max Verstappen might even have been able to win with a different strategy – the picture looks considerably bleaker this weekend.During qualifying at Silverstone, Verstappen was hampered by a power unit issue, but even without that problem he believes Red Bull simply lacks the pace to compete at the front as he could only lift the RB22 to ...