Former Method 1 driver and Sky Sports activities analyst Martin Brundle has hailed Max Verstappen’s “drive for the ages” on the Brazilian Grand Prix.
The Pink Bull driver managed to show round what began as a tough weekend right into a podium end within the grand prix. Whereas he transformed a sixth-place begin to a fourth-place end within the dash race, he struggled throughout grand prix qualifying, which left him with the sixteenth quickest time. In consequence, the Milton Keynes outfit determined to make adjustments below parc ferme.
After beginning the grand prix from the pitlane, he made his manner via the pack and secured a third-place end behind race winner Lando Norris and Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
Reflecting on the race, Brundle branded Verstappen’s efficiency as “one of many all-time nice drives”.
“Verstappen had began from the pitlane as a result of his automotive seemed so dismal in qualifying it was higher to strive one thing completely different on the arrange and match a brand new energy unit fairly than being caught sixteenth on the grid with a package deal identified to be off the tempo,” the previous driver wrote in a Sky Sports activities column.
“And so started one of many all-time nice drives via a closely-matched pack in what could be totally dry circumstances.”
He later added: “It was a drive for the ages, and never as a result of it was moist or that he aced a purple flag-free tyre change in a equally mesmerising drive at this observe final 12 months, however on sheer tempo via probably the most aggressive area in F1 historical past.”
Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing
Photograph by: Sam Bagnall / Sutton Photos by way of Getty Photos
Verstappen mentioned the turnaround in efficiency in the course of the post-race press convention.
“Yeah, I feel the race was fairly full on – a number of motion,” he mentioned. “I needed to overtake some automobiles, after all, coming from the pitlane. And I feel our tempo was fairly robust over all of the stints, after all generally it’s a bit tough to know absolutely with visitors and stuff.
“However yeah, I imply, to be on the rostrum from the pitlane, I didn’t anticipate that in any respect – even with a puncture as nicely to start with of the race, that’s why we needed to field once more. So yeah, unbelievable outcome for us.
“Very proud of that and simply very happy with everybody inside the crew as nicely. I imply, yesterday was very powerful for us, however, , we by no means surrender. We all the time attempt to enhance and attempt to discover extra lap time. And fortuitously, we discovered that once more at the moment.”
Verstappen continues to be within the combat for the drivers’ championship. With three rounds remaining of the 2025 season, he sits third behind McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Whereas Norris leads Piastri by 24 factors, Verstappen is trailing the latter by 25 factors.
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