Max Verstappen, who finished the race in Baku just behind the winner, believed until the end.
"It was a good race, even though the first half was difficult with the medium tires. We managed to climb to third place and, thanks to the safety car, we gained another position. On the last lap I managed to get close to Russell.
I tried to get as close as possible and put pressure on him, because he had lost his pace, but I couldn't overtake him." The Dutch driver, who has now gone 15 races in a row without a win, continued to talk about the final laps: "I opened the corner line a little more from time to time, but the tire held up well. Overall, everything went well."
