'Did the Right Thing,’ Max Verstappen Applauds Red Bull’s Bold Qualifying Call at Canadian GP for P2 Finish

Red Bull only has a handful of races to achieve a turnaround in performance. Max Verstappen has pushed himself to the limit to emerge victorious amidst the team’s struggles. The team has brought in multiple upgrades that have granted some improvements in pace. Now, Verstappen has managed clinched a front-row start for the Canadian GP as he applauded the team’s efforts on Saturday.

Max Verstappen has a great history when it comes to the Canadian GP. The Dutchman is on a hot winning streak in Montreal, as he has won his past three outings on this track. Now, Verstappen achieves a front-row start for the main event on Sunday following Red Bull’s impressive call on tire strategy. Following this, the reigning world champion couldn’t hold back from applauding this exceptional feat strategic call from the team that helped him achieve this feat.

Max Verstappen proudly pointed out that he felt good within the car all weekend in terms of performance. This is apparent from Verstappen’s impressive lap times even during the practice sessions leading up to Qualifying. As such, the 27-year-old asserted that he was very happy with the team’s performance in qualifying despite missing out on the pole position to George Russell.

I felt good all weekend, the car was actually in a good window. Overall, I’m very happy with Qualifying.

Max Verstappen said in a post-session interview

Verstappen reckoned that the tough choice to master at the Canadian circuit was the tire strategy. The ground-effect era cars are notoriously known for eating up the tires and messing up the tire management strategies of the teams. Hence, the Dutchman showcased his delight as Red Bull did the right thing by choosing the medium tires and helping him maximize on results.

The tough choice was the tires, and I think we did the right thing.

Max Verstappen added