Verstappen can't compete with Mercedes: 'I was just a little too slow'

The years go by and Max Verstappen (Red Bull) tries as best he can to titillate the Mercedes. However, and this happens every season, the Dutchman always lacks a hint of performance to really scare the Star brand over the course of a full campaign. 

Will 2020 deviate from this rule? It is still too early to judge, but his Styrian Grand Prix highlighted the gap separating his mount from the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton et Valtteri Bottas. 

Starting from second place, the leader of the Austrian team gradually lost ground against Lewis Hamilton, while securing his place, far in front of his teammate Alexander albon. This was without the return of Valtteri Bottas at the end of the race.

The Finn attacked Max Verstappen. Despite a fierce defense, the Mercedes passed under his nose. Third under the checkered flag, the person concerned could only note the hierarchy.

“I tried to separate the two Mercedes in the standings, he said, but I was just a little too slow. I attacked as much as I could. When Valtteri attacked me, I tried to make life difficult for him but he passed me again in the next round.

At least it was a fun moment, because the rest of my race was boring. A podium is good, but we still have a lot of areas to work on. » 

Find the analysis of the race by our special correspondent in AUTO issue 2269hebdo, available Monday evening digitally and Wednesday on newsstands.