Verstappen's teammate disagrees with the Dutchman's criticism of racing

After a car failure prevented him from finishing the Australian Grand Prix, the Frenchman managed to score his first points for Red Bull Racing at the Shanghai International Circuit on Sunday.

When asked about the Dutchman's comments about the current state of racing, Hadjar told GPblog among others: "To be fair, no. The racing is not too bad."

The Red Bull driver then highlighted his issue: "It feels always a bit sad to arrive quite slow into some corners. To me, qualifying is a bit of the worst part, where you're doing lift and coast. I just think that a race car should be reaching its top speed at the end of the straight."

He concluded: "It's a bit of a shame, but the racing has been pretty good."