GPI 2016 Mexican Grand Prix | Page 58

4 . MAX VERSTAPPEN

When I went off the track towards the end I think it was pretty similar to Lewis on lap one , corner one . He went off and I felt he gained an advantage , I didn ’ t even gain an advantage , I was ahead going into braking and when I came back on the track I was the same distance in front so I don ’ t understand the penalty . I think it was a small bit of justice that the stewards made the decision to penalise Seb . It was clearly a wrong move which has been punished according to the rules . As long as we can stick to the rules every week then we won ’ t have the frustration we felt after the race . I ’ m really happy for Daniel to get on the podium after a strong drive and it ’ s a great result for the team . It makes our second position in the Constructors ’ Championship that little bit closer and I believe it confirms Daniel as P3 in the Drivers ’ Championship . After a bit of stress we end the weekend with smiles all round . I could have done with a few more laps on the supersoft to get me closer to overtaking Nico , but at the end of the day we were always going to struggle to overtake here due to straight line speed . At the end of the day the Mexican fans have been amazing once again , the atmosphere and noise was great .