Charles Leclerc credits Max Verstappen for ‘making the difference’ over stellar Brazilian GP win

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc insisted that Max Verstappen's Brazilian GP triumph did not happen just because of Red Bull's RB20.

Charles Leclerc credits Max Verstappen for ‘making the difference’ over stellar Brazilian GP win

Charles Leclerc [L] Max Verstappen [R] (images via IMAGO)

The Brazilian GP was the most action-packed race of the 2024 F1 season. Max Verstappen pulled off one of the best drives of his career to win from seventeenth place on the grid. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc asserted that it was the Dutch driver’s skills that led him to victory at Interlagos.

Leclerc pointed out that the Scuderia expected Max Verstappen and Red Bull to be quick despite the reigning world champion getting knocked out in Q2. Charles Leclerc even fought wheel-to-wheel with the Dutch driver when Verstappen was charging his way up the field.

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The Monegasque made it clear that Max Verstappen made all the difference in the race, more than the RB20. The three-time world champion won the Brazilian GP with a lead of 19 seconds in one of the most challenging track conditions of the season.

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We knew that the Red Bull was gonna be good today. But honestly, I think today it was more Max who made the difference than the car.

Charles Leclerc told ViaPlay
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Max Verstappen and Lando Norris (via Planetf1)

Max Verstappen jokes he ‘surprised’ himself with Brazilian GP triumph

Verstappen’s victory at Interlagos breaks his four-month-long winless streak. The Dutch driver admitted that it had been a while since he won a Grand Prix. However, the three-time world champion joked that he surprised himself with such an incredible victory in Sao Paulo.

Max Verstappen speaking (via Total Motorsport)
Max Verstappen speaking (via Total Motorsport)

It’s been a while since we’ve been first so. Of course an unbelievable race. I think I surprised myself as well!

Max Verstappen told RTBF

Max Verstappen is rejuvenated after an amazing performance at the Brazilian GP. The Dutch driver just needs to have a clean weekend in Las Vegas to ensure that he wins the 2024 F1 title with two rounds to spare. As such, fans can expect to see Verstappen become a four-time world champion soon.

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