A five-second penalty may have turned Max Verstappen‘s challenge for victory in the 2019 Monaco Grand Prix to a fourth place finish, but the Red Bull Racing driver says his impressive pace was 'the most important thing.' Verstappen qualified third, behind Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton and remained there until the first round of pit-stops under an early-race safety car period. Verstappen narrowly jumped Bottas in the pits, but was released into the side of the Mercedes. The clash resulted in a puncture for Bottas and a five-second penalty for Verstappen. Verstappen ran second for the rest of the race, hounding Hamilton, whose medium tyres were fading fast compared to Verstappen's...
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