Red Bull engineer reveals Max Verstappen nearly retired from a race earlier this season (Image via Getty Images)
A Red Bull engineer recently revealed a clutch issue with Max Verstappen during a race earlier this season. This could have potentially led the Dutchman to a second retirement.
The RB20 has been extremely reliable this season. Although there was a moment during the Australian Grand Prix when Verstappen retired early, that was his only DNF. However, there was a small incident during another race that could have added another DNF to the Dutchman's race results this season.
Red Bull engineer Michael Manning recently said that their #1 car that Verstappen pilots, suffered a sensor issue during a race. While he did not reveal what race it was, he mentioned that the issue was major and had to be solved within a lap, without which, the car would have been retired.
