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Verstappen ironic: 'Leclerc was perhaps irritated after Austria'

Max Verstappen enjoyed the fight with Charles Leclerc at the British Grand Prix and was surprised to be able to continue after the collision with Sebastian Vettel.

Published on 16/07/2019 à 14:51

Medhi Casaurang

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Verstappen ironic: 'Leclerc was perhaps irritated after Austria'

Their duel thrilled the spectators present around the Silverstone circuit (Great Britain), Sunday July 14. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) have overtaken themselves several times in the middle of the race, with a particularly keen sense of attack and defense for the two young men.

 

Winner two weeks earlier at the Red Bull Ring (Austria), Max Verstappen appreciated this fight, but one of the loudmouths of the paddock does not have his tongue in his pocket. " It was good ! Although I think Leclerc was a little irritated after Austria, so he defended very harshly. » The Dutchman refers to the contact between the two cars in the final laps of the event and to the non-penalty decided by the track marshals.

 

The behavior of the Monegasque did not cause any concern for the protégé of the energy drink. “I’m up for that sort of thing. I would like to see more fights like this. It was real racing. I didn't want to take too many risks in these fights, I knew we were faster.​

 

I had to choose the appropriate moment to attack. Fortunately, the team chose the right strategy. Everything looked good”, until the collision with Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari). 

 

 

Max Verstappen was also surprised that his mount held up to the shock after going over the curb and into the gravel. “It was amazing! The management more or less gave up the ghost so it was still difficult work at the end of the race. My seat suddenly came out of its place in the cockpit, it was moving quite a bit. The flat bottom was also damaged.

The diffuser no longer worked normally. I saw pieces of carbon flying away. Basically, the car was not in its usual condition. Otherwise, I was much faster than the Ferraris. »

 

The four-time world champion also wanted to apologize in the parc ferme. “He asked for forgiveness, explained to me that he had misjudged the braking point and that it was his fault. »

Discover the analysis of the British GP carried out by our special correspondents in issue 2225 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from this Wednesday on newsstands. 

Medhi Casaurang

Passionate about the history of motorsport across all disciplines, I learned to read thanks to AUTOhebdo. At least that's what my parents tell everyone when they see my name inside!

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