Two-time world champion Max Verstappen pulled out of the virtual Le Mans race, criticizing the race organizers for continuing technical problems with the servers. The Red Bull Racing driver has promised not to participate in virtual races anymore.
With seven hours to go in the virtual 24-hour marathon, Max Verstappen led the race, one minute ahead of the second crew of his Redline team. However, connection problems meant Verstappen was sidelined for some time and after the connection was restored he dropped back to the 17th line, a lap and a half behind.
After an hour and a half, Verstappen again had connection problems, after which Max decided to withdraw from the race. Connection problems not only prevented Verstappen – other participants in the race also encountered the same problems. In addition, the organizers twice stopped the race with red flags due to “server security” issues.
Reacting to his decision to withdraw from the race during the stream, Max Verstappen didn’t skimp on criticizing the organisers: “They don’t even control their own game! This is the third time I crash in a race. It was the last time I participated in something like this. What’s the point in all this?
I’ve been preparing for five months, trying to win a championship, trying to win a race, and these things happen. The organizers interrupted the race twice with red flags, they decided to cancel the rainy weather as the connection interruptions could be related to it, but the interruptions continued and hit us at some point.
Frankly, it all seems like a joke. This cannot be called a virtual race – it’s clowning. So I decided it was better to get off.”
Source: F1 News
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