Max Verstappen says Red Bull has turned the "most dominant car ever" in a "monster" after his a painful weekend in Monza.
Max Verstappen has labelled his Red Bull "a monster" after the team struggled its way through a disastrous weekend at the Italian Grand Prix.
The Dutchman left Monza with just eight points after finishing sixth and with his drivers' title lead trimmed to 62 points over Lando Norris.
Having qualified his RB20 seventh, with Sergio Perez just behind in eight, the whole team was in damage limitation mode.
However, despite McLaren only being able to turn a one-two start into a two-three finish, Red Bull's constructors' championship advantage was slashed from 30 points to just eight. To make matters worse, Ferrari now sits just 39 points behind.
After the race, Verstappen was asked about the affect that losing Adrian Newey might be having on the Milton Keynes team, something Helmut Marko had been outspoken on earlier in the weekend.
I've always said that I would have liked for Adrian to stay. Always," The three-time drivers' champion told media including RacingNews365.
"But it's not about that now, because last year we had a great car, which was the most dominant car ever, and we basically turned it into a monster. So we have to turn it around."
