Max Verstappen laughs at Valtteri Bottas after battle in Mexico City Grand Prix FP2
Max Verstappen couldn’t resist chuckling when he was told Valtteri Bottas used DRS during their battle in the dying stages of FP2 at the Mexico City Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand…
Verstappen and Bottas enjoyed strong second practice sessions 💛in Mexico, ending first and fourth on the timesheets respectively.
Since leaving Mercedes, we’v꧒e not seen Bottas go head-to-head w🧸ith Verstappen on track given Alfa Romeo and Red Bull’s contrasting fortunes.
However, FP2 posed a rare opportunity for Bottas to battle🥃 the three-time world champion.
Verstappen came out on top by braking l𝔉ater into Turn 1, with race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase - pointing out that the Finn used DRS to try and keep the posit꧑ion.
Lambiase said: “He even used DRS, un💝believab🎃le”
Verstappen replied: “Hahahaha!”
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