Having fractionally missed out on his fifth title in 2025, four-time world champion Max Verstappen has “no regrets about his season” regardless of a “correct rollercoaster with the automobile.”
Having struggled with the steadiness of his automobile on the opening two days of the Qatar Grand Prix, reigning champion Max Verstappen acquired an amazing getaway and pipped championship chief Lando Norris into Flip 1.
The Dutchman elected to pit below the early security automobile interval which meant that he accomplished his first obligatory pit cease whereas his McLaren rivals stayed out.
After Mclaren drivers additionally accomplished their two obligatory stops, Verstappen inherited the lead, and he discovered a lot tempo throughout his final stint that Oscar Piastri was unable to problem him regardless of being on brisker tyres.
As such, the Dutchman secured his seventh victory of the season and jumped as much as second within the Championship which implies that he’s nonetheless within the working for the title forward of this weekend’s season finale in Abu Dhabi.
His team-mate Yuki Tsunoda endured a tough qualifying session, however he managed to make up some positions in the course of the first spherical of pit stops. Though the Japanese driver regarded set to complete outdoors the points-paying positions, he inherited tenth place on account of Isack Hadjar’s late puncture.
Reflecting on his season, Verstappen admitted that he has “no regrets about his season” regardless of a “correct rollercoaster with the automobile.”
“I imply, I’ve no regrets about my season. I feel the efficiency has been robust. I’ve hated this automobile at instances, however I’ve additionally cherished it at instances.
“And I all the time tried to extract essentially the most from it, even within the tough weekends that we’ve had. However, yeah, it has been, like I stated earlier than, a correct rollercoaster with the automobile. Fortunately, the final, I’d say, eight, 9 rounds typically have been much more pleasant.
“And likewise, within the crew, we have now an amazing ambiance for the time being. We’re actually on a roll — constructive vitality, perception, confidence — and that’s precisely what you need heading into subsequent 12 months.
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