Max Verstappen says his retirement from the 2017 Canadian Grand Prix was “very frustrating” as he believed a podium finish was on the cards.
The Red Bull driver made a strong start to surge from fifth to second place, passing Kimi Räikkönen off the line before sweeping around the outside of Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas into Turn 1.
Verstappen briefly challenged race leader Lewis Hamilton at the restart but soon settled into a rhythm in second spot, only to pull to the side of the track with a problem a few laps later.
Red Bull believes it was a suspected energy store failure that caused his car to shut down, costing him a potential top three finish.
“The way the race ended for me was very frustrating after such a good start,” he said. “I think a podium was possible but once again we come away with nothing.
“The start was really good, straight away I felt no wheel spin and could just put the power down and make some places.
“I had a little bit of contact with Seb [Vettel] on the first corner, running wide there means it can sometimes happen.
“From there on the pace felt good and I was looking after the tyres and brakes as we had no chance of catching Lewis.
“I was just concentrating on doing my own race when I suddenly lost all power and everything shut down. I have had a lot of disappointments recently, I guess that’s racing but sometimes you get tired of it.”
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