Verstappen lauds 'amazing' weekend after Belgian GP win
Monday, 29 August 2022
The Dutchman was delighted after the race
Max Verstappen hailed an "amazing" weekend after winning the Belgian Grand Prix in dominant fashion to extend his drivers' championship lead.
The Red Bull driver started from 14th on the grid after a penalty for a power unit change, but a superb drive stormed him to a second successive win at Spa-Francorchamps.
In a chaotic race that saw a safety car on just the second lap, Verstappen weaved through the field to make it a Red Bull one-two as Sergio Perez also took advantage of the quick Red Bull car.
The impressive victory means Verstappen now holds a 93-point lead over second-placed team-mate Perez in the drivers' championship standings.
And the Dutchman was delighted after the race, telling Sky Sports: "It was amazing this weekend. We were super competitive from the get-go. I knew that we could have a really good result.
"Winning from P14, even with that car, is always a bit difficult because you don't know in general what is going to happen but luckily I stayed out of trouble, even though there was a lot of stuff going on.
"I was literally just trying to avoid everything and once everything calmed down with the safety car, I was just overtaking cars every lap.
"Once I realised we were in P3, even on the soft compounds, we were very quick and I knew I had a good chance of winning the race."
When asked if this was the best he had felt so far in his Formula 1® career, Verstappen replied: "It's difficult to say. I'm just enjoying the moment.
"Everyone within the team knows we are having a good time but we are also very focused on what we want to achieve. At the moment, we are achieving that, but we always want more."
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