Red Bull’s Max Verstappen will miss his Saudi Arabian Grand Prix media duties on Thursday due to a abdomen sickness.
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The Formula One world champion tweeted that he’s “feeling fine again” and expects to be on the monitor on Friday
The double world champion, who dominated the season-opening race in Bahrain a fortnight in the past, stated he has been battling with the bug this week.
However, he expects to be in his Red Bull for practice in Jeddah on Friday.
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“Feeling fine again, after not being fit for a few days because of a stomach bug,” wrote the Dutchman, 25, on Twitter.
“Therefore, I unfortunately had to postpone my flight for a day, so I won’t be on the track until Friday.”
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Verstappen’s Red Bull team tweeted: “Max has been suffering from a stomach illness over the past few days and, with the agreement of the FIA, will not be present at track today. Feel better, Max.”
Verstappen heads into the second spherical of the season main the championship following his complete victory in Bahrain.
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BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2023 RESULTS
1. Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull) 1hr 33min 56.736sec, 2. Sergio Perez (MEX/Red Bull) at 11.987, 3. Fernando Alonso (ESP/Aston Martin-Mercedes) 38.637, 4. Carlos Sainz (ESP/Ferrari) 48.052, 5. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) 50.977, 6. Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin-Mercedes) 54.502, 7. George Russell (GBR/Mercedes) 55.873, 8. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Alfa Romeo) 1:12.647, 9. Pierre Gasly (FRA/Alpine-Renault) 1:13.753, 10. Alexander Albon (THA/Williams-Mercedes) 1:29.774, 11. Yuki Tsunoda (JPN/AlphaTauri-Red Bull) 1:30.870, 12. Logan Sargeant (USA/Williams-Mercedes) 1 lap, 13. Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Haas-Ferrari) 1 lap, 14. Nyck de Vries (NED/AlphaTauri-Red Bull) 1 lap, 15. Nico Hulkenberg (GER/Haas-Ferrari) 1 lap, 16. Zhou Guanyu (CHN/Alfa Romeo) 1 lap, 17. Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes) 2 laps
Best lap: Pierre Gasly (FRA/Alpine-Renault) 1:35.068 on forty third lap (common: 204.940 km/h)
Did not end: Oscar Piastri (AUS/McLaren-Mercedes) sixteenth lap, Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari) forty first lap, Esteban Ocon (FRA/Alpine-Renault) forty sixth lap
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (AFTER ONE OF 23 RACES)
Drivers
1. Max Verstappen (NED) 25 pts, 2. Sergio Perez (MEX) 18, 3. Fernando Alonso (ESP) 15, 4. Carlos Sainz (ESP) 12, 5. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) 10, 6. Lance Stroll (CAN) 8, 7. George Russell (GBR) 6, 8. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) 4, 9. Pierre Gasly (FRA) 2, 10. Alexander Albon (THA) 1, 11. Yuki Tsunoda (JPN) 0, 12. Logan Sargeant (USA) 0, 13. Kevin Magnussen (DEN) 0, 14. Nyck de Vries (NED) 0, 15. Nico Hulkenberg (GER) 0, 16. Zhou Guanyu (CHN) 0, 17. Lando Norris (GBR) 0, 18. Esteban Ocon (FRA) 0, 19. Charles Leclerc (MON) 0, 20. Oscar Piastri (AUS)
Constructors
1. Red Bull 43 pts, 2. Aston Martin-Mercedes 23, 3. Mercedes 16, 4. Ferrari 12, 5. Alfa Romeo 4, 6. Alpine-Renault 2, 7. Williams-Mercedes 1, 8. AlphaTauri-Red Bull 0, 9. Haas-Ferrari 0, 10. McLaren-Mercedes 0
