“I’m really happy for Checo, an extraordinary result. I’m really happy for him.” These are the first words of Max Verstappen after finishing the Monaco Grand Prix.
Words not taken for granted, especially if you think of the various difficulties that the reigning world champion had to face during the race weekend in the Principality. For all three days of the Monegasque weekend, Max struggled to find the right feeling with the front of the RB18.
Yet he returned home with an even more favorable ranking. The race saw a Red Bull who, in terms of strategies, made no mistakes. Ferrari, on the other hand, did everything to lose the well-deserved advantage built on Saturday, with the entire front row occupied by the F1-75s.
Verstappen, who seemed on the verge of losing points to Leclerc and seeing him come back in the standings, managed to stretch.
“I did my best after the fatigue on Saturday. Then, once blocked by the red flag in qualifying, I was forced to start fourth. I tried to do my best. I think as a team we did a great job with strategy to get ahead of the Ferraris, “said the Dutchman at the end of the race.
Sergio Perez, Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
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“And yes, I think that as a team we can be very satisfied with the Sunday of the race. It was a very eventful Sunday, with rain and everything, but I think we faced it well and I also extended my lead in the World Championship. Drivers on Leclerc. It’s something I didn’t expect this weekend and I think it’s positive “.
The 24-year-old Dutchman also commented on the difficulties he faced during the race. Rain, tire choice, pitfalls of the track. Everything went smoothly, at least for the Milton Keynes team.
“It was all very difficult to manage especially with the wet and the tires, which were very slippery. I think it was just trying to stay very focused. It’s easy to make a mistake, but luckily nothing absurd happened. , apart from Mick’s accident, of course. But I felt he was fine, so it was a decent day. “
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