But at the Monaco Grand Prix, Verstappen was asked to revisit those comments given McLaren’s race-winning form in Miami and similarly strong pace in Imola, and whether this had made him think any more about swapping his current surroundings.
“Well, it doesn’t work like that,” Verstappen countered. “I mean, I think we still have a very, very fast car, and if you look at the average of the season so far, I think we do have the fastest car. Otherwise, you’re not leading the championship.
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“But I’m happy where I’m at. There’s so much investment going on as well with the engine side of things [at Red Bull Powertrains], and I’m happy. We just need to keep on working, keep on trying to improve our package.