Max Verstappen breaks down on home soil as Mercedes land practice one-two
Max Verstappen broke down with a gearbox failure as George Russell led Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in first practice for the Dutch Grand Prix.
The one-hour running at Zandvoort was only 10 minutes old when world champion Verstappen stopped on track with smoke pouring out the back of his Red Bull.
“Something went with the gearbox,” the Dutchman reported, leaving his orange-clad supporters stunned into silence.