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Red Bull finds cause of Verstappen’s retirement, planned engine change after Monaco
AutosportJune 8, 2026
Curated for Torqlytics readers — aggregated from trusted F1 publishers, not original reporting.
While Max Verstappen surprised many by qualifying second on Saturday, his race came to an end almost immediately the following day. The Dutchman already felt some anomalies during the Formula 1 formation lap, then struggled to get the RPMs into the correct window during the pre-start procedure. The final nail in the coffin came when he lost the power unit completely as soon as he released the ...