Max Verstappen happy with the pace of the RB15

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17:29, 12 May 2019

Max Verstappen picked up his second trophy of the season as he beat both Ferrari drivers to clinch third place. Verstappen said before the race that Red Bull was targetting Ferrari, and they certainly did.

“It was a good race, a good start. We are of course short of top speed. The three of them, of course, went into the bend very strange. As a result, I was a bit at risk, but in the end, it worked out well for turn three. I actually went from P5 to P3 there."

“That was good and that just makes the race, since you can ride your own race. The speed was good. We knew it would be difficult to defend against a Ferrari after the restart, so I had to use all the power on the straight," the Dutchman explains for the camera of Ziggo Sport.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	179
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	154
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	147
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	108
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	97
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	82
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	76
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	52
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	39
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	20
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	6
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Max Verstappen happy with the pace of the RB15

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