Jos Verstappen: “Ricciardo’s pole annoyed Max”

Max Verstappen would he have been sufficiently annoyed by his teammate Daniel Ricciardo to benefit from a saving surplus of motivation at the Mexican GP? The Dutchman had reason to be frustrated to miss out on first place on the grid at the Rodriguez brothers' circuit after failing 2 hundredths behind the Australian's time.

“I wasn’t particularly happy either, but I went to talk to him before he went to bed. I tried to calm him down a little, confided Jos Verstappen, the father of the young prodigy, to the Dutch press. IHe was upset because the car was not properly adjusted. He said straight away afterwards that he hadn't slept well. »

“He was both annoyed at having missed pole because of his car and by Ricciardo's exuberant celebrations. He was very agitated and only wanted one thing: to win this race! », insisted the former Arrows pilot.

The Mexican GP finally smiled on Max Verstappen who was able to celebrate his second victory of the season after taking the lead of the race at the start while his teammate retired around ten laps from the finish with a problem. clutch.

Discover the analysis of the Mexican GP in AUTO issue 2189hebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and on newsstands this Wednesday.