Max Verstappen finished fifth in the Miami sprint race on Saturday. The Dutchman crossed the finish line in sixth, but moved up one place due to a time penalty for Kimi Antonelli. “It’s just nice to be able to fight with the cars in front of you again, because that’s what it’s all about in the end,” said Verstappen.
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Max Verstappen was fairly satisfied with the sprint race in Miami, but still saw problems. “I think overall it was a lot more positive. At least we were racing with the people in front of us, so that was good. Even if I take into account all the problems I had,” Verstappen said in the paddock.
For example, the car again did not get off the starting spot well. “The start was the same as in China. At the end of the first lap in one of the last corners, I also had no boost left. That’s why I lost that place to Lewis. At one point I was able to catch up again and had solved the problems with the engine setup, then it looked quite decent,” the four-time world champion indicated.
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Verstappen hopes Red Bull will solve the problems so he can race with the top. “I still have a problem at the back where the car just bounces, especially in the slow corners. You then lose contact between the wheels and the ground and that just costs lap time. In clean air, I drove quite well.”
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