Red Bull considered second stop for Verstappen in Monaco

Red Bull considered second stop for Verstappen in Monaco

 

 

 
Red Bull considered pitting Max Verstappen for a second time in Monaco to try and pick up the point for the fastest lap of the race, but the Dutchman said it was “more fun” battling for the race lead with Lewis Hamilton.Verstappen crossed the line second in Monaco after tailing Hamilton for the majority of the race, but dropped to fourth in the final classification due to a five-second time penalty.Red Bull did consider pitting Verstappen for a second time and switching him to a set of Soft tyres that would have allowed him to still finish fourth while also contending for the bonus point for the fastest lap of the race.“We had that discussion, but I also had a fair chance of maybe getting by and then you win the race,” Verstappen said.“At the end of the day, that one point? So be it. I had a more fun race being in second than trying to go for the fastest lap in fourth.”With Hamilton running slow due to heavily-worn tyres, Verstappen was confident he could have pulled out a five-second gap over the Mercedes driver to win the race despite the penalty had he got ahead.“For sure. He was so slow in Turn 5 and 6 that we had a lot more,” Verstappen said.“It’s easy to say that now but I felt we had a lot more pace. Lewis was clearly on the wrong tyre.” 

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