Red Bull Credits Rivals Lewis Hamilton & Mercedes for Max Verstappen’s Dutch Delight: “Made It a Little Easier For Us”

The Dutch Grand Prix was anything but one-sided. Unlike the race weekend at Spa, where Red Bull and Max Verstappen dominated through the weekend, it was a rather close affair at Zandvoort that involved intense strategies, safety cars, and a lot of exciting racing.

However, Max Verstappen held off everything thrown at him and won his 10th race of the season.

After clinching the pole position by the slightest of margins, Max Verstappen took an early advantage in the race. He was challenged throughout the race, and surprisingly, it was the Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell who gave him a tough time. Now, Red Bull boss Christian Horner believes their rivals Mercedes made it easy for them and Max.

Horner said, “I think Mercedes made it a little easier for us by going in with Russell. Max only had Lewis (Hamilton, ed.) ahead of him for the win and he had always gone for it. I had no doubts about that.” (Translated using Google Translate)

The Red Bull boss believes they made “all the decisions at the right time” regarding Safety Car situations. Additionally, he said that Max and the team did “everything they had to do”.

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Max Verstappen created history as he won 4 consecutive races for the first time in his career. The Red Bull star will be eyeing Sebastian Vettel’s record of most race wins in a calendar year.

Horner believes Max Verstappen was in his ‘zone’ at Zandvoort

Max Verstappen held off the challenge from the Mercedes duo to win his home Grand Prix for a second year running. Red Bull boss Christian Horner believes that his star driver was in the ‘zone’ today. He was also impressed by the 24 year old’s composure.

Horner said, “I think what you see here it’s 10% of the team. The team is operating at an incredible level. What really impressed me… the madness here. Max was in the zone from the moment he arrived here to seeing the checkered flag.” 

Horner also feels they are now close to winning the championship. He admitted that they’d “have to try hard to lose it” from this position. Red Bull extends their lead on Ferrari by 135 points while Max Verstappen leads the Driver’s championship by 109 points.

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The Formula One action will resume at the Italian GP. Max and co. will be itching to get to Monza, which is also known as the ‘temple of speed’. Will Max be able to make it 5 wins in 5 races?