Because, according to a large part of the international newspapers, Valtteri Bottas was mainly given the victory by the disappearance of Lewis Hamilton, while Max Verstappen once again had to rise above himself to split the two Mercedes cars, not only in the race, but also in qualifying.
“In a typical Mercedes year he already took four second places and a victory. That says everything about the qualities of Verstappen”, said the praise. The Gazzetta dello Sport. “He took Daniel Ricciardo back at the start with a great action and then put out fast times lap after lap.”
The British Sky Sports F1 and the German Look are unanimous in their assessment of Max Verstappen. He has once again got the most out of the Red Bull and himself, according to the publications: “He will have gained satisfaction from beating Lewis Hamilton,” said the British.
The French writes a lot further west the team that although Verstappen did what he had to do, could not make a fist against Mercedes and in this case Valtteri Bottas: “Bottas had the start better and was able to fully control Verstappen.”
“So Bottas had no worries, but Verstappen also had nothing to worry about. The fact that he is second on a Mercedes circuit after the misery of the last two races is something he can be very satisfied with.”
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