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Verstappen had nothing left in fight with Norris: 'I had no grip left'
- Nicole Mulder
Max Verstappen had to work hard for his victory in the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. He had a spectacular final battle with Lando Norris, who was hot on his heels until the bitter end. After the Formula 1 race, Verstappen explains how he experienced the race.
Verstappen went to the limit
"The whole race I had to push flat out to try and make a gap initially. On the medium tyres we were quite strong. On the hard tyres it was more difficult to manage, especially the last 10 to 15 laps," Verstappen said.
"I had no grip anymore. I was sliding a lot. I saw Lando closing in. The last 10 laps were flat out. It's difficult when the tyres were not working anymore and you have to go flat out. I couldn't afford to make too many mistakes. Luckily we didn't," he added.
"I'm super happy to win here today." We changed a lot on the car. We didn't have a lot of information in the race. Maybe that's why on the hard tyres it was more difficult. From where we started the weekend to now, we can be incredibly pleased with pole and the win," said the three-time world champion.