Max Verstappen was not too affected by the brake problems in his Red Bull and won for the 50th time in his Formula 1 career by crossing the finish line first at the United States Grand Prix. In Austin, he also equalled the record for most wins in a single season and set a new record for points.
Excited about this result and eager for more, the Dutchman explained that the pace was not much superior to the opposition: ‘It’s incredible to win my 50th Grand Prix here in Austin, I am very proud, of course, but I want to continue to strive for more. Starting from sixth was interesting, I worked my way slowly to the front. We didn’t have a huge pace advantage and I was struggling with my brakes.’
Without such a good feeling on board the Red Bull, Verstappen admitted that the race was more difficult than expected and the strategy was crucial: ‘I didn’t have the same feeling in the car that I had on Saturday, so that made the race much more complicated than expected. You could see that it was very close at the end. We had to rely on the strategy and the team did a great job with that.’
