Jos Verstappen: "Must say we were surprised"

"He was up for it today," Verstappen sr. said to the camera after the podium ceremony. Max eventually finished some thirty seconds ahead of Carlos Sainz's Ferrari. "We did expect to be on the podium, this was a bit different."

When the former Formula One driver is asked if he is going to force Max to overtake other drivers only in corners like before (because otherwise, it would be too easy), he laughingly says: "No, we don't. We don't do that anymore. That was for learning purposes, but he knows how to do it now.

As of this weekend, there are technical directives being enforced regarding porpoising. It doesn't seem to have got in Red Bull's way this weekend. "I have to say honestly that we were surprised at how fast we were here. Of course, there have been some smaller changes and we would be most affected by them, but I think the others are more affected. It just looked very strong. Top, I am happy", Jos concludes.