Max Verstappen claims Red Bull wasn’t the ‘fastest’ on team radio after clinching victory at Spanish GP

Max Verstappen claimed that Red Bull managed to win in Barcelona despite not having the fastest car this weekend.

Max Verstappen claims Red Bull wasn’t the ‘fastest’ on team radio after clinching victory at Spanish GP

Max Verstappen (via IMAGO)

Max Verstappen emerged victorious Spanish GP, starting the race from second position behind Lando Norris. Verstappen reckoned his team was not the fastest among the front runners at the beginning, but with perfect timings he managed to achieve success.

Max Verstappen clinched his seventh win of the season this weekend. The Dutchman was very happy after the race. He expressed his satisfaction on the team radio. The 26-year-old reckoned Red Bull was not the quickest today, but still they managed to win with their strategy. This simply showed careful planning and strategies can be just as important as speed in racing.

Yes! Nice! We were definitely not the quickest out there today, but we did everything by our strategy.
Max Verstappen expressed
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Verstappen received cheerful messages from the team on the radio after winning the race. Verstappen’s race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase expressed that it was all hard work that paid off for Verstappen and he races for himself to clinch the victory. The radio appreciated the 26-year-old for overtaking George Russell two laps later was a good job done by him. Team Red Bull also achieved the fastest pitstop of the season, completing Verstappen’s pit in just 1.9 seconds.

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Congratulations, mate. It was hard work, but yeah, you made that race for yourself, I think, down to turn 1 and the overtake on Russell two laps later. Nice job.
Gianpiero Lambiase said on team radio

Christian Horner congratulates Max Verstappen after Spanish GP victory

After the win from Verstappen everyone came to congratulate him and one of them was Red Bull team principal Christian Horner. Horner praised Verstappen on how brilliantly he executed the race. The teams radio communication were perfect, they gave Verstappen important information at the right times and guided him on the race strategy. This support helped the Dutchman drive even better with his skills involved making the right decisions during race.

Well done, Max. That was a brilliantly executed race.
Christian Horner stated
Christian Horner and Max Verstappen
Christian Horner and Max Verstappen(via IMAGO)

Horner especially liked how the Dutchman made smart moves early on when he passed Russell. This ultimately showed, Red Bull’s planning and strategy helped them win races, even though it was tough. This highlighted proper decision making and quick execution are key factors in achieving success in competitive racing. This shows team’s abilities to capitalize on opportunities and maintain strong performance throughout the event.

You made it count at the beginning with George making that move, really well executed race. Well done.
Christian Horner added

Certainly, Max Verstappen was very happy to take victory in Barcelona, the race was tough in the beginning according to him. Perfect pit timings and communication made this all possible and helped Red Bull with it’s Seventh win of 2024 season. Fans were delighted by the performance from 26-year-old, scoring another 25 points this season.

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