Verstappen praises Red Bull: 'That was fantastic in Monaco'

A third place for Max Verstappen was more than he could have hoped for after his qualifying session in Monaco. The Dutchman was satisfied with the result, but sees that there is work to be done for Red Bull Racing.

Work to be done after Monaco

Ferrari dominated the entire weekend in Monaco, but when the points were distributed, both Red Bull drivers were ahead of at least one Ferrari. The Italian team was put under pressure by Red Bull during the race and made some big mistakes. Charles Leclerc in particular was a big victim after falling to a fourth place finish.

''If you just looked at the pace over one lap, they (Ferrari) were faster than us. The longrun says nothing here, because nobody is really pushing. It's just about qualifying here. It doesn't matter so much how fast you are in the race, because you can't overtake anyway,'' said Verstappen at the press conference. The Dutchman therefore has a lot of compliments for the team's strategic decisions.

Verstappen praises Red Bull

''Today was really about strategy and making the right decisions. I have to say that the team was relaxed with the decisions. Very clear. There was no doubt: it was 'now go in, we'll go on that tyre', and then 'in again, we'll go on that tyre now.' They did that really fantastic,'" the Dutchman praised his team.

Red Bull's strategic decisions put pressure on Ferrari and the Italians lost a lot of ground. Perez climbed from third to first place and Verstappen went from fourth to third.