“The Race Promised Me Absolutely Nothing”- Max Verstappen Admits Straight-Forward Defeat to Charles Leclerc at Australian GP

Max Verstappen has all the reasons to be disappointed with his team, Red Bull. The reigning world champion has only won one race out of the last three. The Dutchman has failed to finish twice and was forced to retire his car. Seems like the rebranded Honda engines are not that reliable after all because this is costing the team a lot.

The car frustrated Max Verstappen

Max knew from the beginning of the race that catching up to rival Charles Leclerc will be a tough feat. Even before he retired on lap 39, the Dutchman was almost 5-6 seconds behind the Ferrari driver. The F1-75 showed incredible pace despite the porpoising. While the Mercedes wasn’t porpoising, it was surprising how Ferrari managed to keep the lead despite such violent shaking.

The 24-year-old was already having a tough weekend when this DNF completed the circle. Max sounded frustrated and said, “To be honest with you, the race promised me absolutely nothing, because we’re just terrible.”

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“There’s no pace, uh, at least couldn’t push because the tires were getting destroyed. So we need to understand why that is because all the time if I’d just try to follow Charles, it was no way I could keep up with that without destroying my tires.” Tough luck Max!

Ferrari year? Maybe yes

Well, not very positive words from the world champion. While the Maranello camp enjoys, the Red Bulls are finding it hard to even keep up. At one point, Sergio Perez inquired about Max’s DNF and was told to only focus on racing. Earlier reports did claim this to be a Ferrari year, but the reality is slowly and steadily becoming solid. This is indeed Ferrari’s year!

Moreover, Leclerc seems unstoppable and has been producing gigantic results. The Monegasque is gifted and is a treat to watch in qualifying. Moreover, he is consistent in the races as well.

On the other hand, Mercedes has still not managed to catch up with Red Bull or Ferrari’s pace. We could see how Perez easily overtook Lewis Hamilton and George Russell even without the DRS due to the mere pace advantage.

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We expect Ferrari to keep performing despite a very bad finish to Carlos Sainz’s weekend. The Reds overall look solid and ready for both the titles at the moment.