Max Verstappen was disappointed to walk away from the Russian Grand Prix with nothing after running in sixth place.
Verstappen survived the lap one carnage and maintained a strong sixth place until he ran into trouble on lap 35.
“Unfortunately, I had to retire today after running in P6… It was looking like a great race up until then, as I was cruising around and I didn’t have any pressure from behind; I was just following the guys in front and our pace was strong.”
Verstappen was clearly frustrated with the retirement especially considering he was on for his fourth points finish in as many races.
“We could hold on to the tyres very well and I have to say I was quite relaxed, managing everything well and it was all looking so good… Who knows what could’ve happened!”
However, the Dutchman remained positive and accepted it as part of the sport.
“Of course, it’s disappointing to have to stop the car, but this is a mechanical sport and these things happen.”
Verstappen’s attention now turns to the Spanish Grand Prix, a track which saw him qualify sixth only to fall to 11th in the race.
“Now we just have to take the positives from the weekend and get ready for the first European race of the season in Spain in two weeks’ time.”
