Max Verstappen seldom resisted a chance to have a go at Renault's inability to provide him with an engine powerful enough to compete with Mercedes and Ferrari, but the Red Bull driver insists his criticism was aimed at motivating their former French engine partner. In an interview on his website, Verstappen said, 'It was never my intention to put them down, but I want to make it better. Look, we now have a deal with Honda, but if we had continued with Renault next year, I would want us to make progress.' 'It was clear that Mercedes and Ferrari were still faster, you could easily see that in the long runs. The car was actually pretty okay, at least a lot better than the year before. It felt...
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