Bojan Vrbnjak
Max Verstappen you are on GP of France secured his second pole position this season. At the racetrack Paul ricard in Le Castellet, which in recent seasons has been considered a "Mercedes country“, The Dutchman defeated both silver arrow racers Lewis Hamilton in Valtteria Bottas and was understandably very pleased.
Statements
MaxVerstappen, Red Bull - pole position"So far, this has been a very positive racing weekend for us on the track, which is usually tough for us. Yesterday’s second free practice was actually a turning point for us, and today it went even better. Winning the pole is obviously very good. Of course, there are no points you can score today, but it’s still a great day. We have to finish what we started tomorrow. We want to win those 25 points we lost in Baku. I hope we continue to perform at this level. Our race simulation shows very well and also the feel in the car is good. I look forward to tomorrow’s race."
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - second place"It was a really busy weekend. Especially mentally, as I was just trying to put the car in a happy place. We’ve been struggling with problems all weekend and you won’t believe how many changes I’ve made since my first free workout so I could get back to something decent. I was unhappy in my race car all weekend. Congratulations Max, they did an amazing job this weekend and are very fast. They got a new engine this weekend. But I love the battle."
Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes - third place"It was a strong racing weekend. Definitely better than a few weeks ago. We had the necessary speed and today we could see that between us and Red Bullom very closely. I can’t be happy with third place today because I had a very good weekend, but it was Red Bull faster than us today."
