Max Verstappen thinks his crash-strewn Monaco Grand Prix was a better learning experience than his win a race earlier in Spain.
After becoming F1's youngest-ever winner with a shock victory in Barcelona, Verstappen came back to earth with a bang in Monte Carlo after three big crashes during the weekend. The second of those forced him to start from the back of the grid before his race ended in the barriers at Massenet after he had fought his way back to ninth.
"I would say I'm disappointed of course but you learn from those weekends, even more than what I learned from Barcelona," Verstappen said when reflecting on Monaco. "You need that sometimes to become better."
Verstappen thinks his crash in the race simply came down to pushing too hard.
"I wouldn't say excited because I was in a good flow and I knew it was difficult to get past in the dry, but maybe too motivated. I think I always like to push 100% all of the time and maybe in Monaco that's not possible. 98% next time."
When asked what the experience had taught him, he replied: "To stay out of the walls in Monaco! The thing is if you make a mistake in qualifying, you have to start last and try and make up positions which is not easy in Monaco. We came back to ninth and then you know, got a little too motivated to go even further and maybe that caught me out."
Verstappen thinks the Circuit de Gilles Villeneuve is the perfect place to bounce back in style at this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix.
Asked if his confidence was less coming into the weekend, he said: "No, absolutely not. I don't really see Canada as a street circuit so I'm ready to go again. It wouldn't be good if it lets you down, it's a week ago so you get over it.
"As long as the car is good [Canada] suits you. As a driver I don't think it really matters which track you go to, it's what you have around you and how good that it. If it's great, you think that the track suits you well, if it's not as good the track doesn't suit you."