Max Verstappen admitted he is relieved his home grand prix at Zandvoort is now behind him. As nice as the experience was, I don’t need it too often in a year.”. Monza, however, could be a different experience, with Mercedes traditionally better than Red Bull on all-out ‘engine power’ circuits. “But this year we are stronger on every type of track compared to the past,” Verstappen insisted. “I expect the same at Monza and I hope we’ve done our homework. Championship challenger Lewis Hamilton is hopeful the predictions are correct that his Mercedes is quicker for the Italian GP. “The lower the downforce, the better we are,” he said.

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