Verstappen also receives support after spins: 'Red Bull doesn't have an easy car'

Verstappen the fastest

Verstappen was lord and master of Istanbul Park, but in the last part of the qualifying, it went wrong. On the intermediates, Lance Stroll was faster than Verstappen and the Dutchman had to settle for second place. Things got even worse in the race when Verstappen spun behind Sergio Perez.

''I found it impressive this weekend of Verstappen. He was always faster than the rest and not just a little bit. On Fridays he was often just two seconds faster than everyone else," says the presenter Allard Kalff in conversation for RTL GP Slipstream. His colleague also enjoyed the race.

Crying out or not?

''In these circumstances the driver comes forward and Senna was so good at it. It was also a very strong performance by Verstappen, until the moment it was all about. Of course I won't say anything special, because he was disappointed himself and I was disappointed too. But that shows he's a good sportsman," says Kees van de Grint, Bridgestone's former tyre expert.

After the race Verstappen pointed to a wrong setup, but Van de Grint doesn't want to use that as an excuse. ''The Red Bull car was clearly not an easy car and was one of the cars that spun the most. This car just isn't easy and then you see that crazy car control by Max. I can understand why it was difficult in the race. He doesn't have to cry, because he just did well," concludes Van de Grint.