Verstappen reveals the extent of illness prior to Saudi GP

Max Verstappen says he felt like he was "missing a lung" during an illness he sustained prior to the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The Dutchman had to miss Thursday's media day of the Jeddah race weekend, and has now revealed the extent of the illness which left him "physically limited" throughout the weekend. "At home I was really ill, like I could barely just walk around and felt like I was just missing a lung," said Verstappen. "I got to the weekend, really believing that it was gone. Because normally when when you get sick, like two, three days after…

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