Verstappen praises team’s recovery to ninth after Portimão penalty
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Max Verstappen said a drive-through penalty set his team back, but praised the moves that helped it recover to ninth in Portimão.
Max Verstappen praised Verstappen Racing’s fightback to ninth in the GT World Challenge Europe race at Portimão after a drive-through penalty.
“A drive-through penalty set us back, but the guys showed some lovely moves out there, fighting back to P9,” Verstappen wrote on X after the race.
The penalty followed Chris Lulham’s contact with the #48 car. Lulham served it before Verstappen took over for the final stint.
Verstappen began his stint with the Mercedes in P24 and climbed to ninth after a battle with Arthur Leclerc.
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