It seems there’s been a bit of a stir regarding a recent “blunder” by the Red Bull Racing team involving their star driver, Max Verstappen. However, it’s not the kind of dramatic on-track mistake you might expect in a high-stakes F1 race.
The “incredible blunder” actually occurred on Red Bull’s official website. They were running a competition where fans could win a replica of the race suits worn by Max Verstappen and his teammate Yuki Tsunoda at the Japanese Grand Prix. To enter, fans had to answer a question about their four-time world champion driver.
The embarrassing mistake? The question asked which country’s flag Max Verstappen races under, and the provided options seemingly did not include the Netherlands, Verstappen’s home country. This understandably caused some confusion and disappointment among fans.
Red Bull has since rectified the error with an updated poll featuring the correct options, confirming that Verstappen races under the Dutch flag.
While this isn’t a blunder that impacted Verstappen’s performance on the track, it’s certainly an amusing and slightly awkward oversight from the team’s website management, especially considering Verstappen’s immense popularity and his proud Dutch heritage. It also comes at a time when Verstappen’s future with Red Bull has been a topic of some discussion in the F1 world, although this website error is highly unlikely to have any bearing on that.
So, while there wasn’t a dramatic error during a race, Red Bull did have a bit of a fumble online regarding their star driver!