Christian Horner has praised Max Verstappen for a way he has responded to Pink Bull’s latest dip in type, with the group boss hailing his driver for exhibiting “nice maturity” in his strategy to the scenario.
After a dominant show throughout the opening levels of the season, Verstappen and the group have seen their leads in each championships come underneath strain amid an more and more tight battle with their rivals because the marketing campaign has progressed.
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Current races have confirmed notably difficult for the Milton Keynes outfit, with Verstappen and group mate Sergio Perez ending the Italian Grand Prix in sixth and eighth respectively. Verstappen later commented that the squad would wish to “mainly change the entire automotive” earlier than the following occasion on the calendar in Baku to deal with their points.
Regardless of these frustrations, Verstappen additionally acknowledged that the scenario is “a part of racing sadly” and, talking after the race, Horner mirrored positively on how the Dutchman is coping with the group’s struggles.
“What’s actually impressed me with Max is how he’s actually engaged on this course of,” mentioned Horner. “He’s not panicking, he’s working with the engineers, he’s explaining very clearly the place the problems are, he’s placing the effort and time in.
