Max Verstappen says he will not take his huge advantage in the standings for granted after winning Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix.
‘I know the gap of course is quite big, but I also know it can switch around very quickly. ‘The last 15, 16 laps, we were flat-out pushing to the limit, and I knew of course that I couldn’t make a mistake. It’s always more enjoyable to be able to really push in a Formula 1 car instead of just saving your tyres.
The reigning world champion held off the Ferrari for 15 laps at the end of the race to triumph in Montreal.
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“I have no clue when it stopped. “It swings a bit, like last weekend it looked good in the race, now it didn’t look as good but we still managed to win and that I think is also a quality and we just have to work together with the whole team you know to try and just find little improvements in the car.” “It’s still a very long way and I know the gap of course is quite big, but I also know that it can switch around very quickly,” he said.
Max Verstappen has warned against complacency in the title race despite seeing his lead grow to 46 points after winning the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday.
“It swings a bit. Silverstone is up next and Max will remember he went into that Grand Prix last year with a big lead in the championship, before that infamous incident at Copse with Lewis Hamilton sparked a run that eventually saw the Briton overtake him in the standings. “It’s still a very long way and I know the gap of course is quite big, but I also know that it can switch around very quickly.
6 wins in 9 races, Max Verstappen is on a charge after delivering what Red Bull team boss Horner called a "masterclass" at the Canadian GP.
Max is in the form of his life and doing a great job,” added Horner. “We’ve just got to take each race one at a time. They could attack the kerbs and stay close but there wasn’t a single mistake.
F1 served up a treat at the Canadian Grand Prix and the Italian media has not held back in its use of superlatives to describe the action.
As for Ferrari, the paper is satisfied with Leclerc's comeback drive to fifth, but really loved the display Sainz delivered to push Verstappen so hard. There is praise, though, for Leclerc as the paper describes his drive to fifth as 'super'. Much love here for the battle fought by Verstappen and Sainz during the closing 20 laps of a gripping grand prix.
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This year we seem quite competitive on the straights so I knew that it was the first opportunity to really fight for a win and that just makes it that extra little bit more special.'' 'I always enjoyed coming here to Montreal, but we never really had a competitive package around here because we were always a bit slow on the straight. It had been three years since Formula 1 had been in Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix and so a lot has changed.
Christian Horner believes the traction of the Red Bull Formula 1 car exiting corners was the key to Max Verstappen's Canadian Grand Prix victory, ...
“It was all about just really pushing to the limit and not making a mistake in general. “It was proper racing, proper pushing. He was able to take a lot of speed over the kerbs.
Red Bull had "one-way traffic" with Max Verstappen as the team couldn't hear him in the final laps of the Canadian GP.
“All credit to Carlos, he pushed Max really, really hard. We felt it was the best route. We went for the early stop. “Max just could not break the DRS. They could attack the kerb and stay close. I guess he didn’t need to!”
The Safety Car didn't help me, says Red Bull ace after increasing lead to 46 points.
“But perhaps he didn’t need to!” His teammate Perez, who came into the weekend on a run of strong form, said: “I was stuck in gear and it was a drive issue. Very disappointing. Very painful for me and the team.” “It was generally a very tough race and I really wanted more pace from the car. The Ferrari was very strong and I really had to match him. “”We could hear him, but he couldn’t hear us,” he said. “I would have preferred to have been attacking at the end, instead of defending, but luckily for us it all worked out and it was very exciting.” He admitted that he never felt comfortable in the race. The 24-year-old Dutchman, who started his 150th F1 race from pole position, had to defend vigilantly in his Red Bull against the Ferrari for 15 laps after a late Safety Car allowed the Spaniard to fit fresh medium compound tyres. Montreal: A relieved Max Verstappen admitted he had struggled for pace in his Red Bull on Sunday after he resisted late pressure from Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz to win the Canadian Grand Prix. “That Safety Car didn’t help me,” said Verstappen. “He had fresh tyres and those last 15 laps were flat out and when it is like that you can’t make a mistake.