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Verstappen takes 'hard lesson' from Monaco

Verstappen takes 'hard lesson' from Monaco

  • Published on 28 May 2018 10:07
  • comments 6
  • By: Jeroen Jonkers

Max Verstappen says he will take the "hard lessons" on board from Monaco and other races so far in 2018.

The young Dutchman had a horror Monaco, missing qualifying after a crash, receiving widespread criticism and then watching his teammate Daniel Ricciardo celebrate the pole and win.

"These are painful moments," Verstappen told Ziggo Sport after the race, "but I think it's necessary to get better.

"Sometimes you have a year that does not work out for a while, but it's much worse if you're not fast enough -- and that's not the case," he added.

Even Verstappen's bosses Christian Horner and Dr Helmut Marko criticised him after the Monaco crash, but the 20-year-old said he can learn his own lessons.

"I do not need that criticism, I know very well what I did wrong and what needs to be improved. They are not great moments but sometimes you need them to learn the hard lessons," he said.

LightIsRight

Posts: 113

No no, bit different this time. He didn't crash into anybody, he only crashed. Big improvement in my books.

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  • May 28 2018 - 11:07
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  • RonLin210

    Posts: 5

    Again.....

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    • May 28 2018 - 10:09
    • LightIsRight

      Posts: 113

      No no, bit different this time. He didn't crash into anybody, he only crashed. Big improvement in my books.

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      • May 28 2018 - 11:07
    • Hombibi

      Posts: 137

      :-)

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      • May 28 2018 - 11:15
  • calle.itw

    Posts: 8,527

    How many of those will he get this year, I wonder...

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    • May 28 2018 - 13:42
  • Major Tom

    Posts: 152

    He says you sometimes have years like this. I wonder whether he will go right through the year with a 'perfect' score of 21 races and 21 crashes.

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    • May 28 2018 - 23:25
  • blade

    Posts: 341

    Crashtappen.

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    • May 29 2018 - 09:25

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