Despite a double DNF at Monza and Mugello, Max Verstappen arrived in good spirits at the Sochi circuit ahead of the Russian Grand Prix. “Of course, it’s not good to have three DNFs in nine races, but it is what it is, I can’t change it. We had some good conversations after Mugello, also with Honda, and it’s explained what went wrong and Honda say it is solved. Hopefully, we can fight for the podium every weekend now.”

The issue at Monza was different to the problem at Mugello. “The issue, which was software related, was able to be simulated on the test rig, so I’m confident that we’ve learned from it and it’s now fixed.

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