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Verstappen 'would have preferred attacking to defending'

Max Verstappen led the majority of laps in today's Canadian Grand Prix, but he was made to work for his sixth win in the series by fending off a flurry of attacks from ferrari's Carlos Sainz in the closing moments. Verstappen started the race from pole position and easily parried an early challenge from Alpine's Fernando Alonso starting alongside him on the front row at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. But he surrendered the lead to Sainz just nine laps into the race when he took the opportunity to pit for hard tyres under a Virtual Safety Car triggered by the retirement of his Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez. Read also: Verstappen holds off Sainz to claim tight win in Montreal Verstappen...
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