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Verstappen blames 'power surge' for qualifying crash
Max Verstappen said that an unexpected power surge was the cause behind his spin into the safety barriers during qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Verstappen had just set set the fourth fastest time in the first round of qualifying when the accident happened. It meant that he wasn't able to take part in Q2, and at best will now start from 15th place on the grid. "It was unfortunate,” Verstappen said afterwards. ”I studied the data a bit and suddenly we had a 150 horsepower increase, which is a bit odd. "The corner is not flat out, you're just feathering the throttle. "But it was like an off and on switch. You've got 150hp and then less and then again 150. And then...
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