Max Verstappen denies the view that Ferrari’s two-time F1 world champions are being helped by reliability issues and mistakes.
Armed with the F1-75, Ferrari’s powerful new-generation F1 car, Charles Leclerc had a solid lead in the championship early in the season.
However, while Red Bull Racing regained its consistency, Ferrari suffered a slew of reliability issues, on-track mistakes and strategic missteps, quickly losing its dominance and leaving Red Bull Racing for the summer. overwhelmed.
As a result, Max Festappen entered the F1 summer break with a massive 80-point lead that would be nearly impossible for Charles Leclerc to overhaul.
But Max Verstappen has dismissed the notion that Ferrari’s self-destruction has made it easier to challenge for the title this year.
“I think everyone always tries to do their best, but of course it can be a bit difficult to achieve,” said Verstappen.
“I think it’s difficult to comment on that because no one is doing anything intentionally and of course everyone always wants to get the best result.”
“And on my side, I always try to get the best result, and so does the team. Sometimes it’s better than other weekends.”
“We also had problems and lost a lot of points, but at the end of the day you always have to perform yourself and as a team, so it’s hard to say that they helped me.”
Asked if he would opt for a more conservative approach in the second half of the season with a large championship lead, Verstappen said he and Red Bull were not going to hold back their efforts.
“No way,” said Verstappen.
“As a team we still want to win more races and we will definitely try to do that after the break.”
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