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Verstappen felt he was "flying" after switching to medium tyres

Max Verstappen says he felt like he was "flying" after switching to medium tyres at his second stop in the European Grand Prix. Like Red Bull team mate Daniel Ricciardo the Dutchman hit degradation problems on the supersoft, and after an early stop and a short stint on softs both men went to mediums, which the team had not anticipated using. However, they proved to be very competitive. "For me it was mainly the supersoft and the soft," he said. "We had too much rear degradation, after three laps there was nothing left on the rear, so that just made it very difficult. "But as soon as we switched to the medium tyre, for me personally it felt like I was flying....
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