Foreign media reward Verstappen’s magisterial catch-up race: ‘He really is a cannibal’

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Foreign media reward Verstappen's magisterial catch-up race: 'He really is a cannibal'

Max Verstappen drove a magnificent catch-up race on the street circuit of Jeddah. Fernando Alonso predicted prior to the race that the Dutchman would be in second place on the 25th lap, and he was right. The two-time world champion managed to work his way up from fifteenth place towards P2. Despite the fact that Sergio Pérez was the one who was allowed to take the largest cup, Verstappen leaves Jeddah with an excellent report from the foreign media.

Auto, Motor, und Sport (Germany) – 9

The German Auto, Motor, und Sport has rewarded the two-time world champion’s catch-up race with a nine. The medium saw how Pérez drove a sovereign race, and that Verstappen just couldn’t match it due to problems with the RB19 towards the final phase of the race. “Verstappen did not like the loss, despite emphasizing that he did not expect victory from his starting position,” writes Auto, Motor, und Sport. “You can expect everything from a Verstappen.”

‘The Dutchman complained afterwards about the many technical problems, skipped the briefing on Saturday and thus automatically criticized the team. He should be happy to be in one of the best racing cars of all time.” Nyck de Vries’ second Formula 1 Grand Prix of 2023 was rated with a six. Verstappen’s compatriot was able to come along a little better than in Bahrain and therefore received a higher mark than two weeks ago.

La Gazetta dello Sport (Italy) – 8.5

The Italian medium La Gazetta dello Sport was already surprised on Saturday that Verstappen did not hold sway in qualifying. La Gazetta therefore thought the Dutchman’s catch-up race on Sunday was magnificent. Verstappen was rewarded with an 8.5. “He almost crowned another amazing comeback with victory,” writes the Italian medium. In the closing stages he still took the fastest lap from Pérez to remain in the lead of the championship. He really is a cannibal,” concludes La Gazetta. De Vries has not received a grade.

The Race (Great Britain)

As explained in the figures of Bahrain’s foreign media, The Race no longer gives numbers, but the British medium places the drivers in a ranking from best to worst. The Race has put Verstappen in second place, only Pérez is above the Dutchman, according to The Race. His recovery from 15th on the grid was done in an intelligent, measured manner, but it was the deployment of the safety car that enabled him to get closer to Perez. And despite his best efforts, even with car problems, he couldn’t close the gap and had to settle for second place. De Vries was placed eighteenth in the ranking of The Race, as he did make a significant step forward after Bahrain.

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