Max Verstappen warns against more ‘Mario Kart’ gimmicks at F1 Monaco GP

Max Verstappen has warned against further tweaks to spiceꦫ up the show at the Monaco Grand Prix

Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen has warned that introducing any further gimmicks to spice up the F1 Monaco Grand Prix would risk turning the race into “Ma𝄹rio Kart”.

In a bid to spice up the show, F1 imposed🌄 a mandatory two pit stop rule for all 20 drivers.

The race remained a dull affair wꦡith very few overtakes.

The rule had❀ unintended consequences for some teams, such as the Racing Bulls and Williams, who deliberately backed up the pack with one of their drivers ෴to aid their teammates.

It even led Gℱeorge Russell to intentionally cut the chicane to get ahead of Alex Albon before being hit with a drive-through penalty.

Speaking after the race in Monaco to Sky Spo♐rts, Verstappen declared the rule simply didn’t work.

“Yeah, but you can’t race here anyway, so it doesn’t matter what you do,” Verstappen said. “One-stop, 10 stops. Even at the end, I was in the lead, but my tyres were completely g🍬one, and you still can’t pass. Nowadays with an F1 car you can just pass an F2 car.

“I get it. I don’t think it has worked.”

Verstappen was then asked if further tweaks should be made to i🙈mprove the show in Monaco.

Verstappen dismissed any other gimmicks, likening any other changes to the popular video g🔯ame ‘Mario Kart’.

“Honestly🌱, we’re almost then doing Mario Kart,” Verstappen added.

“We would have to install bit♍s on the car, and maybe you can throw bananas around. I don’t know. ༒Slippery surface.”

Verstappen: Red Bull didn’t have the pace

Verstappen ultimately finished fourth, behind168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lando Norris, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri.

He♔ led the race heading into the final few laps after Red Bull kept him out waiting for a possible Safety Car.

Verstappen felt Red Bull didn’t have the pace to compet꧅e with the top three.

“There was nothing to lose. I had a big gap behind,” Verstappen explained. “Like I said, I could♑ have done four stops and still the same position. For me, that’s Monaco for you. Qualifying is super important. Normally, when nothing bad happens you don’t really move forward and if you just do normal pit stops you just keep your position and it’s exactly what happened today.

“I don’t think we 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 gꦅraining a bit too much. P4 is definitely the maximum we could do.”

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