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verstappen on difficulty overtaking in monaco

Verstappen: 'It has become increasingly difficult in Monaco in recent years'

27 May at 16:00
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  • Ludo van Denderen

Max Verstappen already knew it after Saturday afternoon. Sixth place in qualifying meant that winning in the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday would be an impossible task. Overtaking is - as it turned out once again - utterly impossible on the narrow streets of the principality. It will no doubt be exactly the same next season and in years to come. 

"I mean we all know this right," Max Verstappen said of this circuit's shortcoming. "Monaco, it's like this. I have to say that probably over the last few years compared to the years before, it's even more difficult because of the width of the cars. But it's nothing new. We always know that this happens in Monaco."

Verstappen and Red Bull have learned their lesson

Verstappen, however, does not want to make excuses. "Of course, it's been a really, really bad weekend for us. I guess the only positive out of it is that we know what our weakness is, really know what our weakness is. And if we can improve that only by doing it a little bit already, we will gain a lot of lap time. So, yeah, there's a lot of room for improvement. And if we can sort that out, then our car really comes alive again."

The world champion is referring to how difficult the RB20 has it on circuits with high kerbs and lots of bumps in the road surface. The upcoming Grand Prix in Canada also has many bumps and high kerbs, but overtaking is a lot easier there.