Internet reacts to Verstappen's troubles: 'This is how happy Max looks after a P15'

Max Verstappen 's retirement was grist to the mill for social media users Saturday night. The Red Bull Racing driver will start fifteenth at the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix and go for a shot at his second win of the season. Some consider the Dutchman's chances of a win a little higher than others. Well… — Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) March 18, 2023 When the RedBullRacing account tweets “Well…” when Verstappen passes Hamilton tomorrow… pic.twitter.com/O5nfa4pZqV — MERC II (@FreeMercIntern) March 18, 2023 this is what max verstappen looks like when he is starting P15 bc of car issues in quali pic.twitter.com/LLZurlOjuk — Sem¹ (@Semmieeef1) March 18, 2023 Verstappen has an engine issue?!?!The rest of the grid #F1 #SaudiArabianGP pic.twitter.com/CncgOBK87a — F1 Portrayed By Top Gear (@TopGearFormula1) March 18, 2023 Verstappen could start in Bahrain on softs tomorrow and he would still catch up to the mercedes before the 10th lap — ShqiptArlind (@AsArlind) March 18, 2023 Max just remembered how boring Bahrain was for him and messed his engine up so he’d have a real challenge. This means we’re getting an Alonso vs Verstappen battle tomorrow — Suhaas D (@suhaas_d) March 18, 2023 Me, to Max's engine: pic.twitter.com/vPCI6F9B0g — Thomas — (@TheRealThomasM) March 18, 2023 I just feel really bad for Verstappen man. Like he easily could have done pole, but engine issues fucked him over. Tisk tisk tisk if you know what I mean. — Noah Ullmann (@UllmannNoah) March 18, 2023 Verstappen says he’s got a problem… #SaudiArabianGP pic.twitter.com/vuKN2kL3rL — Katy Fairman (@katyfairman) March 18, 2023 When you have a 10-place grid penalty and still start ahead of Verstappen: #F1 #SaudiArabianGP pic.twitter.com/GzRRaAGAB9 — Laura Leslie (@LauraLeslieF1) March 18, 2023 Leclerc and Verstappen at the back tomorrow pic.twitter.com/qZdxsCoir4 — Fisiotherapist (@AmimoPhin) March 18, 2023 Verstappen thinking it’s going to be an easy 3rd title only for his gearbox to kill itself in the second race pic.twitter.com/PcwYAlblrT — (@valtteritsjames) March 18, 2023