Max Verstappen has yet to have fond memories of racing in Monaco, where in the two races he has contested on the tight and twisty streets have ended in crashes, but the teenager insists he has learned some valuable lessons.
Last year, his rookie appearance at the legendary venue as a Toro Rosso driver, ended when he collided spectacularly with Romain Grosjean’s Lotus.
In this year’s edition of the iconic Monte Carlo race he had a narrow escape in FP3, then planted his Red Bull in the barriers during Q1.
Finally, after a strong showing in the race which saw him carve his way through the field after a pit lane start, he went from hero-to-zero when he overdid it at the top of the hill and the barrier at Massenet brought his day to a premature end.
Speaking after the weekend, Verstappen said, “I’m disappointed in myself and disappointed for the team, because they worked very hard to get the car ready and I didn’t give them the result they deserved.”
“We were in the points and to start from the pit lane and end in the points would have been very good, but I learned from this and hopefully we can come back stronger.”
“It was pretty tricky, especially in the beginning of the race. It got better, the track was drying, and I think from then on we had great pace. I was overtaking cars, charging through the field.”
“Then we put the Soft tyres on and I locked up. Unfortunately I went a bit off-line and of course then you arrive in the wet area and I was a passenger from there on.”
“That’s racing in the end, it can go up and down very quickly, but you shouldn’t back off because of this – you should keep positive and keep pushing. I learn a lot from those moments as well,” mused the 18 year old.
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