Max Verstappen won the Monaco Grand Prix, but admitted after the finish that he struggled to keep the car on track and was unable to avoid contact with the fenders several times during the race. Fortunately for the two-time world champion, there were no consequences.
Max Verstappen (1st): “It was a tough race! In the beginning we were on Medium tires and Fernando Alonso on hard tyres, and we didn’t want to stay on the track for so long, but we had to! It was raining and we didn’t know what was going on when the tires started to granulate. When this happens, this stage lasts for a few laps, but after that the pace picked up a bit, although it still wasn’t easy to control.
And then it started to rain, it got heavier and at some point we had to switch to intermediate tyres. The track was incredibly slippery, but when you’re leading with an advantage like that, you don’t want to take any chances, but you also don’t want to waste too much time, so there were plenty of difficulties.
Several times I hit the barriers and it was very difficult to keep the car on the track. But this is Monaco! At one point before the tunnel I locked up the rear wheels and couldn’t do anything, so all that was left was to control the skid, but luckily it stopped right on contact with the stop stop.
Overall it’s really nice to win this Grand Prix, especially like we did today when the race was affected by the weather and everything else. But we stayed calm, we managed to get to the finish and earn a lot of points for the team.”
Sergio Perez (16e): “A tough day where everything that could go wrong went wrong. I am very upset with the result, but not just today, because the problems started yesterday when I made a mistake in qualifying. After that it became clear that they would have to pay for it.
The conditions on the track were very difficult and at the same time we acted wrong in all situations. I’m also disappointed that my lead over Max in the individual standings has increased by another 25 points, but that’s the price of yesterday’s mistake.
But still I don’t lose hope. I know that I no longer have the right to make serious mistakes and I really hope that in Barcelona I will be able to return to my normal level.
Source: F1 News
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