Max Verstappen expresses irritation over 'dangerous' Monaco situation

Max Verstappen has voiced his annoyance after being impeded more than once during practice at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Verstappen was one of several drivers to alert his frustration over the team radio after being forced to abandon his lap attempt.

Monaco's F1 track is notoriously narrow and difficult to overtake on, meaning getting out of the way is a greater challenge compared to other venues.

In the opening practice segment, Charles Leclerc ran into the back of Lance Stroll - with the latter handed a grid drop for Sunday's race as a result.

Having had some close calls of his own, Verstappen explained his displeasure at the situation.

“Monaco is always quite tricky with traffic, but I think two times today it was quite dangerous, I would say,” Verstappen said.

“[One time] in FP1 and then one time in FP2, which is not ideal.

“I know it's practice, but it could have been quite a big crash if you don't back out of it quickly, if you don't read the situation. But luckily, everything went well.”

Max Verstappen 'confident' over gains for qualifying

Verstappen ended the second practice session in 10th place as Red Bull endured a difficult day.

Team advisor Helmut Marko revealed the team went in the wrong direction with set-up, an issue Verstappen is expecting to rectify on Saturday.

“FP1 was quite positive, but then we made some changes for FP2 to see how far we could push the balance,” he said.

“I think we just overdid it a little bit. I couldn’t attack the corners how I would like and then you’re just shedding a lot of pace and the lap time is basically not coming out of it.

“I don't expect us to be the quickest, but we want to be a lot closer than what we were in FP2.

“I’m also quite confident that we can be a lot closer. Ferrari again looks very, very fast.

“The McLarens are quite close behind, but if you see over the whole season, I think Ferrari again took a big step forward here.”