Max Verstappen concluded Friday’s (5) activities at the Monaco GP with a positive assessment of Red Bull’s performance in free practice. The four-time world champion highlighted the good feeling behind the wheel and believes there is still room for improvement before qualifying in Monte Carlo.
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Verstappen finished TL1 in third place, recording 1min14s491 after completing 26 laps. In TL2, he maintained third position by clocking 1m13s194. According to the driver, the main achievement of the day was the confidence transmitted by the RB22 on one of the most challenging circuits on the Formula 1 calendar:
“It was a pretty positive day, to be honest. We felt very good in the car and it’s especially important, especially in Monaco, to have a good feeling with the car. We just need to work on adjusting a few details. Ferrari is very strong, so we will try to get as close to them as possible tomorrow.”
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Even satisfied with the performance shown in both sessions, Verstappen stressed that the team will continue to seek improvements for qualifying. “We are happy with where we are at the moment, but we always try to extract more from the car, so we will see what we can do tomorrow in qualifying.”
On Saturday, F1 continues its schedule in Monaco with another free practice at 7:30 AM. Qualifying is scheduled for 11 AM. The F1MANIA.NET covers all sessions in REAL TIME.
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