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Max Verstappen’s father accuses Red Bull of ‘favouring’ Sergio Perez at Monaco Grand Prix which saw Dutchman claim ‘disappointing’ third-place finish

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Max Verstappen’s father said described his son’s third place finish at the Monaco Grand Prix as ‘disappointing’, and accused Red Bull of ‘favouring’ Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez.

Jos, a former F1 driver himself, criticised the unresponsiveness of the car due to the narrow street circuit in Monte Carlo.


Verstappen’s father Jos (L) has been left unimpressed by Red Bull

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“Max’s third place was very disappointing. We all saw that it was a difficult weekend for him,” the 50-year-old said in a blog post on verstappen.com.

“It starts with the car, which simply doesn’t have the characteristics for his driving style yet. Max has far too little grip at the front axle.

“And especially in Monaco, with all those short corners, you need a car that turns very quickly. That was just hard.”

Perez secured his first win of the season in the south of France, and the Mexican driver, who won his third race overall, came out on top in Sunday’s rain-affected race.

He took advantage of errors by Ferrari, but reigning world champion and championship leader Verstappen could only finish third with his father claiming he was not prioritised by his team.

“Red Bull achieved a good result, but at the same time exerted little influence to help Max to the front,” Verstappen Snr added.

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Perez (L) finished first ahead of third-placed Verstappen (R) at the Monaco Grand Prix

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“That he finished third, he owes to Ferrari’s mistake at that second stop of Charles Leclerc.

“The championship leader, Max, was not helped in that sense by the chosen strategy. It turned completely to Checo’s [Perez] favour.

“That was disappointing to me, and I would have liked it to be different for the championship leader.’

He continued: “Perez actually won the race because of the earlier pit stop.


Perez had an early pit stop, which Verstappen snr believes gave him the advantage

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“The team can perhaps explain that as a gamble, but they had already seen, with for example Gasly, that the intermediates were the best option at the time.

“I would have liked them to go for Max, but of course I am not entirely objective.

“I think ten points from Max have been thrown away here. Especially with the two retirements we’ve had, we need every points.

“Don’t forget that Ferrari currently has a better car, especially in qualifying.”


Ferrari’s Leclerc, who finished the race in second, has a better car says Verstappen snr

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Perez had been quicker than Verstappen throughout the weekend and following the victory, is third in the overall standings with 110 points.

He currently trails Ferrari’s Leclerc by six points, who finished fourth in Monaco, and his Red Bull team-mate Verstappen by 15.

The F1 campaign continues with the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku on June 12 the next race in the calendar.

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Source: TalkSport.com Motorsport