Verstappen criticises a 'Mario Kart' Monaco Grand Prix after finishing P4

The Dutchman driver led for a long time, but the Red Bull Racing driver, ultimately, was unable to make any moves on the streets of Monte Carlo and finished off the podium after his second mandatory pitstop.

The mandatory two-stopper set by the FIA to enhance the spectacle received little endorsement from the four-time world champion: "You can't race here anyway, so it doesn't matter what you do. One stop, ten stops. Yeah, you just… I mean, even at the end, I was in the lead, but my tyres were completely gone, and you still can't pass. I think nowadays, with an F1 car, you can just pass a Formula 2 car around here," was what the 27-year-old had to say to Sky Sports.

On the attempt by Formula 1 and the FIA to make racing in Monaco more interesting, Verstappen remains sceptical: "I mean, I get it, but I don't think it worked."

When asked what could actually work, he sarcastically replied: "I don't know. But then, honestly, we were almost doing Mario Kart, and then we would have to install bits on the car. Maybe you could throw bananas around. I don't know slippery surface or something!"

Verstappen admits that all he could do was hold his position and wait for a possible safety car or red flag: "I had a big gap behind, so like I said, I think I could have done four stops and still the same position for me. But that's Monaco for you. Qualifying is super important."

"Normally, when nothing bad happens, of course, you don't really move forward, and if you just do normal pit stops, then you just keep your position, and that's exactly what happened today. I don't think we also had the pace anyway to fight the guys ahead, because every time I tried to stay with them, my tyres were wearing a bit too much and graining a bit too much. But yeah, before, this is definitely the maximum we could do," concluded the Dutchman.