Verstappen: It was a good race, I enjoyed it

Verstappen topped the timing sheets at the end of all three free practice sessions at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and was third fastest in qualifying. During the race, he stayed out of trouble and drove a mature race to claim his second podium of the season. He spoke after the race:

It was a fight all the way to the end there, you always keep us on the edge of the seat, but a very good performance from you all weekend...
Max Verstappen: Yeah, it was a good race. We had to pit early because the hypersofts were pretty much gone. But then we had a really good pace on the supersofts, so I was steadily closing the gap and especially the last few laps I think we were really competitive. I think it was only one-tenth on the line, which was a shame, but yeah, good race. I enjoyed it.

How exciting was the race for you?
MV: Yes. For us, maybe it’s a little bit boring because you’re not overtaking and fighting but still, you need to be focussed to handle the car, because the walls are still quite close and you’re sliding around a bit and managing your tyres. Yeah, sometimes it is like that, as Seb said; sometimes a bit more exciting than other races. It just happens.

Do you think that after Kimi Raikkonen’s going to retire, do you want to race with Ferrari or is your goal all the time to arrive in first place, because you are a very good pilot and in the end, you wanted to overtake Valtteri but in the end, the laps were too long?
MV: I don’t know, time will tell. I have a contract with Red Bull and I’m very happy where I am at the moment and also, you know, we have a great car but I’m just waiting for the full package to be able to challenge every single weekend for victories, because in Monaco, I would not want to change car because we had the best car and package there. It is very tricky. It is a very special brand and I’m only 20 years old so if Kimi is 37 or 38, I still have 17 or 18 years to do something so we will see.