Max Verstappen: “Very happy with the result”

The feeling of duty accomplished. Second when passing under the checkered flag, Max Verstappen has never been worried by the rise in Lewis Hamilton, who finished in fifth position. The Dutchman carried out the very good operation of the weekend by regaining the lead of the championship, with 6 points ahead of the seven-time world champion. "JI'm happy to finish second because in these conditions it's also easy to make a mistake. So I’m very happy with the result.”

At the end of a race contested entirely on intermediate tires, due to a wet track and a few drops of rain present at times, the driver Red Bull failed to keep up with the pace set by Valtteri Bottas, winner of this Turkish Grand Prix. « We couldn't really attack. It seems to me that Valtteri Bottas had more grip today and he perhaps managed his tires better. The most difficult thing was managing the tires. They had to be allowed to run for a certain number of laps, then come in for a new set of tires. ».

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- Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) October 10, 2021

There are six Grands Prix remaining in this 2021 season. Formula 1. And Max Verstappen has a six-point lead in the championship. The battle for the world title promises to be tight until the final round. « Since the start of the season it has been very tight. And I am convinced that this will be the case until the end. A great battle awaits me with Mercedes in Austin (United States), we still have room to progress but we will see where all this takes us. So far in any case, the season has been very good for us.”