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Chinese Grand Prix: Max Verstappen retires after Red Bull loses power
Max Verstappen retired from the Chinese Grand Prix after his Red Bull suffered a loss of power with ten laps remaining.
Verstappen was running in sixth place when his car appeared to lose drive coming out of Turn 6 and the screen on his steering wheel briefly shut down.
The exact cause of the issue was not immediately obvious, but the result saw the four-time world champion limp back to the pits where he retired the car.
The four-time world champion endured a difficult start to the race after dropping from eighth to 12th on the opening lap due to a slow start.
Max Verstappen suffers shock Chinese GP retirement
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Max Verstappen's Chinese GP has gone from bad to worse at the Shanghai International Circuit.
Max Verstappen has suffered a shock late retirement from the Chinese Grand Prix, cementing a miserable weekend.
The four-time world champion had been running in sixth following another poor launch off the grid, which saw Verstappen slip to 16th.
However, on lap 45, the Dutchman's Red Bull suddenly slowed due to a possible electrical issue. As a result, the team called for Verstappen to retire from the race.
Verstappen became the third driver to retire from the race joining both Aston Martins, while four drivers failed to even start the second round of 2026.
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‘Every lap is survival’: Max Verstappen reflects on F1 Chinese GP qualifying woe
Max Verstappen condemned his Red Bull’s performance as having reduced his efforts to a matter of “survival†in merely trying to complete a lap in Shanghai.
From the off the four-time champion had not been happy in the buildup to Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix, dismissing his car on Friday as undriveable and saying: “We have never had anything this bad.â€
Verstappen qualified only in eighth and finished the sprint out of the points in ninth on Saturday morning. There had been hope setup changes would reap some reward in qualifying but Verstappen was left even further adrift. He finished a full second slower than the pole-sitter, Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli.
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