Verstappen felt like a turtle against Mercedes at Monza

First reported 1 day, 23 hours ago · latest 17 hours ago

Max Verstappen finished on the podium at Sunday's Italian Grand Prix but was frustrated by Red Bull's lack of straight-line speed, comparing the car to a turtle against Mercedes. He explained his earlier 'paper' comment.

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Motorsport.com leads on the podium and race pace, F1i focuses on the lack of deployment, Crash.net highlights the straight-line deficit, and Autosport explains the qualifying comment. No official FIA document is present.

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Verstappen felt like a turtle against Mercedes at Monza

How the sources differ

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