DChemTech wrote: ↑04 Sep 2021, 16:48
Vd Garde just mentioned that Max told him he made a mistake shifting up, and went from 4 to 6 in one go, right around the DRS line. They speculated this may have lead to the DRS issue, and he lost a bit of time due to being in the wrong gear.
What a load of bull from VDG, I seriously doubt Max told him that simply because it isn't true. I checked the onboard and everything looks normal, DRS just didn't open fully/properly. DRS isn't opened until very late into 7th gear anyway. Verstappen lost around 10 km/h at the start finish line as a result of this. Only 293 kmh on his final run compared to 306 kmh on first Q3 run (he had a bit of slipstream on that one).
Clip below. Nothing audible to be noticed, all gear shifts seem normal and on time, even the one before the banking when he went from 6th to 5th, so I don't know what they're on about: