Robert Doornbos calls Red Bull 'unworthy' of Max Verstappen after flop show in Hungarian Grand Prix

Famous Dutch excerpt Robert Doornbos lambasted Red Bull after a disappointing Hungarian Grand Prix and labeled the team unworthy to have a driver like Max Verstappen. Speaking about the Austrian team's performance at Hungaroring, Doornbos said that Red Bull's failure to find the balance in the car despite having three hours of practice was alarming.

Robert Doornbos slams Red Bull

Red Bull had a forgetful weekend in Hungary as the energy drink company owned team could only grab two points in the race after Verstappen managed P9 on Sunday. Yuki Tsunoda, Verstappen's fellow teammate, finished in P17 after starting from the pit lane.

Verstappen had a disappointing qualifying on Saturday as he finished in P8 on the timesheet. In the race, the Red Bull racer did not find the speed in the race, and he was barely a match for the drivers faster than him.

Max Verstappen finished in P9, Lando Norris of McLarin won the race, and his teammate Oscar Piastri finished second. George Russell of Mercedes wrapped up the top three.

Doornbos criticised Red Bull for not providing a competitive car to Max Verstappen in Hungary. Doornbos slammed the side amid their underwhelming performances. Saying about it, he said:

"You could hear on the radio that he [Verstappen] was done with it. This made his engineer go silent on the radio, because what else can you say? This is unworthy of Max. He almost went into overdrive, with that action involving Lewis Hamilton for instance. He takes an incredible amount of risk, because you think: 'Then I might as well race at the limit with what I have'."

"But of course, there was no speed, and it's quite worrying. If you have all the practices, because it's not a sprint weekend. It's just a normal Grand Prix weekend, with just three hours of testing. If you can't find a balance in that car in three hours, and not in qualifying and racing either…” Doornbos further added.

As of now, Max Verstappen is in P3 in the Drivers' Championship with 187 points. He trails leader Oscar Piastri by a huge 97 points and Lando Norris by 88 points. On the other hand, George Russel is closing in on Verstappen with 172 points.