“We play Mario Kart. Let's throw bananas!”

Cezar Titor article – published on Sunday, May 25, 2025 21:35 / Updated Sunday, May 25, 2025 21:35
Max Verstappen, 27, the pilot of Red Bull and quadruple world champion in Formula 1, sharply commented on The great prize from Monacoits main argument orbit around the fact that the sinuous layout of Monte Carlo makes it impossible.
He commented on the situation at the end of the race with a game by Mario Kart, saying that, being at the management of the race and with the used tires, the pilots in the pursuit could not overcome it. The battle led a good part of the race, opting to make the second stop to the boxes in the last round. Finally, he finished in the fourth position, the place he left the grid.

Max Verstappen: “There can be no racing here, it doesn't matter what we are trying to do!”
“There can be no races here. It doesn't matter what we are trying to do, a stop stop or 10 pit stops. Even at the end, when my tires were completely worn, I was in front and the others couldn't overcome me. “
Now, with a Formula 1 car, you can overcome a formula 2 bolt in Monte Carlo, that should be the difference. I tried but didn't work. I was playing Mario Kart! We should install some fun things on the monopostens, throw bananas around. That would be the more slippery circuit. I think it would be more interesting, “said Ironic Max Verstappen, immediately after the Monte Carlo race, where he won in 2021 and 2023.
How did the pilots pass the finish line in the Principality:

How did the pilots pass the finish line in MP of Formula 1 of Monaco // Photo: Formula 1
Pilot ranking, after the Monte Carlo race:
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Oscar Piastri – 161 points
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Lando Norris – 158
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Max Verstappen – 136
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George Russell – 99
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Charles Leclerc – 79
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Lewis Hamilton – 63
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Kimi Antonelli – 48
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Alex Albon – 42
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Esteban Ocon – 20
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Isack Hadjar – 15
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Lance Stroll – 14
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Carlos Sainz – 12
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Pierre Gasly – 7
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Nico Hulkenberg – 6
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Oliver Bearman – 6
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Liam Lawson – 4
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Fernando Alonso – 0
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Jack Doohan – 0
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Franco Colapinto – 0
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Gabriel Bortleto – 0
The hierarchy of builders:
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McLaren – 319
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Mercedes – 147
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Red Bull – 143
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Ferrari – 142
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Williams – 54
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Haas – 26
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Racing Bulls – 22
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Aston Martin – 14
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Alpine – 7
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Kick Sauber – 6