Red Bull’s Max Verstappen stated he wanted a faster automotive after losing out to Lewis Hamilton for the third time in 4 races this season. The Dutch 23-year-old and Mercedes’ seven occasions world champion are in a two-way battle for the Formula One title, with the pair separated by 14 factors after Hamilton received Sunday`s Spanish Grand Prix.
They have gone wheel-to-wheel in each race however Hamilton has received three to Verstappen`s one, with the Red Bull driver second thrice regardless of beginning the season with a automotive that regarded the quickest.
“We are not where we want to be, we still have to push hard and catch up,” stated Verstappen who seized the lead at the beginning on Sunday and was forward for a lot of the race earlier than Hamilton reeled him in on more energizing tyres. “At the moment we are a little bit slower.”
Asked to sum up what occurred, Verstappen replied with a easy reply: “Too slow. That’s how you sum it up. There’s not much else to really discuss.”
“I tried really everything to manage it as good as I could, the gap, but it`s just not enough. Behind you they are just pushing you and you see there’s clearly a bit more pace.”
Hamilton made a second cease, playing on having the ability to make up 20 seconds in 23 laps with more energizing tyres, whereas Verstappen stayed out and have become, in his personal phrases, a sitting duck. He got here in for contemporary tyres to set the quickest lap after Hamilton had gone previous.
“There was not much I could do out there to make a difference,” he stated. “But nevertheless I think it`s still a good result. Of course you always want more… I think we shouldn’t be happy with a second place at the moment.”
Verstappen nonetheless beat Hamilton`s crew mate Valtteri Bottas, who completed third at a monitor that has been a Mercedes stronghold for years.
Sunday’s race was very comparable to Hungary in 2019, when Hamilton additionally chased down Verstappen to win, and the Dutch driver was clear about what Red Bull wanted to do to be certain that it didn’t occur once more.
“I just need a faster car. It’s very simple. Then you don’t need to get into a situation like that. That’s what we have to focus on.”