‘That’s what you need to fight for a championship’ – Max Verstappen reveals key Oscar Piastri trait that could help him in title battle

Now Verstappen and Red Bull face the challenge of catching Piastri and McLaren in the championship battle and, when asked what the Milton Keynes-based outfit need in order to get on more equal footing with the papaya squad, Verstappen responded: “I think we need to find more overall performance, balance especially, and of course consistency.

“We are not good at every track, that’s quite clear. Bahrain, we were lacking a lot. Here [in Jeddah], for sure, it was a lot better. But, like I said, it’s also very low deg [tyre degradation] and then more cars come alive, so we still have work to do, but at least it’s a promising result.

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“Overall, it’s been a promising weekend, at the end of the day. We really managed to find a good balance or a decent balance, and that’s, of course, positive for us.”