'The weekend's been incredible!' - Top drivers reflect on action-packed Belgian GP
"Once we were in the lead, it was all about managing everything."
These were the words of 2022 Belgian Grand Prix winner Max Verstappen after the Red Bull driver took a commanding victory in the 14th race of the season. Verstappen started down in 14th after engine penalties were imposed, but quickly dispatched the 13 drivers ahead of him to lead the race by Lap 12.
It was a masterclass by the defending champion, and he has shown that this year's championship is as good as his.
Here are the top comments from the Red Bull, Ferrari, and Mercedes drivers.
Red Bull
Verstappen - 1st
"This whole weekend has been incredible. It's never easy though, it was quite a hectic first lap staying out of trouble, so many things were happening in front of me, and everyone was trying to maintain their spot. After the safety car and when it had all calmed down, we made our way forward by picking the right places to overtake, and we could look after our tyres.
"Now we need to keep on working hard and focus on each race ahead of us. We know that we have to finish every race, we don't need to win every race, but we want to as a team. Let's see what we can do in Zandvoort."
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This win completes a perfect weekend for us @redbullracing. The car was unreal today, it felt like a rocketship ??We’ll keep pushing as we want more of these, starting next week in Zandvoort pic.twitter.com/D3uQAZm3lE
Sergio Pérez - 2nd
"It is a great weekend for the team, and I am very pleased with that because we have been working so hard. Max was on another planet today, and so quick. I want to understand my race pace and where I lost out to him, I am aware of the gap, and I want to