The day after the Grand Prix weekend in Monaco, where Max Verstappen and Red Bull hit Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes hard on a sporting level, the Dutchman talked to the Gazzetta dello Sport. The Italian sports newspaper logically asked him to look back on his triumphal march in the streets of Monte Carlo. It was time that Red Bull really showed itself again, says Verstappen.
“We had to show on Sunday that we really compete in the battle for the world title, after having had a few races where we saw that we lost ground at Mercedes. From now on it is important to score, make mistakes, or run out every Sunday. avoid the least major mistakes “, says the Dutchman, who knows why he and his team are in the lead after five races.
“Until now we have been a team that has made fewer mistakes and that is why we are now at the top of the championship,” said Verstappen, who is really competing for the world title for the first time in his Formula 1 career. Asked whether that fact has caused him to change his mentality, he talks about the biggest adjustment he had to make in terms of mindset.
“I’ve learned to take second and third places when I don’t have the car to win. Your instinct would actually always say to try anyway, which would make you take too big risks.”
It shows how Verstappen has grown in recent years, something that he himself agrees, because he has learned a lot. “In seven years, I have gained experience and learned from the mistakes and successes, and now I know how to manage the situation even better. That has been the biggest change for me. I have always known that I am fast, but with time I have gained a lot of knowledge. “
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