Internet reacts to Verstappen: "Has potential as pole specialist"

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17:44, 19 Jun 2021

The reactions on the internet were also very positive after Max Verstappen's performance in France. The Dutchman outscored the Mercedes-duo Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas on the circuit of Paul Ricard and that did not go unnoticed. Some of the reactions:

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YES BOYS, POLE 🔥 It’s an amazing weekend, so far 🤘 Thanks, @redbullracing and @HondaRacingF1, really proud of you 🙏🏻 Let’s finish it off tomorrow #KeepPushing #FrenchGP 🇫🇷

3:03 PM · Jun 19, 2021

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Ill got with - Verstappen has the potential to be a pole specialist (as does Russell) but up until now they have lacked the machinary to show this…better 😉

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	219
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	169
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	160
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	138
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	128
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	109
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	92
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	68
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	43
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	23
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	2
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
20	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
21	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
22	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Internet reacts to Verstappen: "Has potential as pole specialist"

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