Formula 1 | Red Bull, Verstappen: “We weren't good at tire management”

Max Verstappen had to settle for second place in the Austrian Grand Prix, Red Bull's home race. The Dutch champion didn't have enough to challenge Charles Leclerc for victory, and he was also lucky, because Sainz's engine failure allowed him to lose only six points from the Monegasque. An RB18 eats tyres, there were many management problems this Sunday for the world championship leader, so second place can also be taken with satisfaction.

“We still don't know what happened with the tires, it's too early to say – Max said in the mixed zone. We have to analyze everything in depth to understand why it happened like this. It wasn't a good day for us in tire management, I had no grip and it's strange because normally we go well. It was a bad day for us, excellent for Ferrari: they were already fast yesterday in the Sprint, so I expected a very close battle but they went a little better than expected."

“Second place is the best, even on a bad day we have to look at the positive side, but I'm sorry for Carlos and Checo, it's never good to retire, but for my part, even though you're suffering, you have to maximize the result. Reliability seems to be a decisive factor at the moment, but so can a broken wing, so mistakes must never be made, be it the pilot, the team or the engineer."