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Max Verstappen has played down suggestions his crash to earth in Monaco a fortnight ago has ramped up the pressure of his recent move to Red Bull. After winning on his team debut in Barcelona, the 18-year-old Dutchman then had an awful weekend in Monaco with two high-profile crashes, just as teammate Daniel Ricciardo stepped up his already sensational recent form.
"In Monaco it was not as positive a weekend but we must move forward," Verstappen told the Spanish broadcaster Movistar. "We start again here in Canada. I haven't thought much about what happened in Monaco but we will try to do better next year. Sometimes you have ups and downs -- it's part of the learning process. More pressure? I don't think so. I feel quite comfortable. I'm enjoying what I do," he insisted.
Verstappen explained that, notwithstanding his Barcelona win, it will take him some time to fully adjust to the Red Bull car, having switched mid-season from Toro Rosso. But he said that even though he crashed twice in Monaco, he is not now afraid of coming unstuck against Montreal's fabled 'Wall of Champions'. "Whether you race for eighth, second or first, you always attack," said Verstappen. "I will not hold back."
He said he is particularly happy he will have Renault's new-spec engine this weekend, after only Ricciardo enjoyed its extra power in Monaco. "That will help a lot," Verstappen is quoted by the Dutch publication Formule1. (GMM)
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Login to replymclarenfan1968
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3 times crash in the same weekend says otherwise LMAO
kajin
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That is all because Ricciardi was driving with the new powerunit,it isn't fair,or you give both the motor or not but now max was pushing over the limit.but last year was the same so no big deal for him.
calle.itw
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Nah, I dont think thats it. Monaco is one of the least powerintense tracks on the calendar, so the new PU gave Ricciardo little to no benefit at all. Verstappen simply isnt a Monaco driver, at least not now. He'll just have to bounce back from that and learn from his mistakes for the next season. To say that it was due to the PU is to underestimate Ricciardo.
mclarenfan1968
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@Kajin, LOL you are in contention for the most daft fanboy around in here but then so are the rest of the Max hype fanboys. Engine an excuse now on a track where engine power matters naught? What does engine power have to do with being piss poor at driving on a challenging track without errors? LMAO.