Verstappen admits it was ‘very emotional to win with our own engine’ in Bahrain GP

Max, congratulations. I know you've had 71 of them beforehand, but this one must have felt particularly nice given the year you've had up until this point. Yes, I think for everyone it was very special within the team where we started the season with all the issues that we had. Probably a lot of people not believing in another win this year, including myself at times, but at the same time, my team kept believing, kept pushing hard, kept bringing upgrades. Just general performance upgrades. It's really, really special to win here and also very emotional to win with our own engine the first time in our first year. And in terms of the way the race unfolded, were you pleased with the way you handled it, the team handled it, strategy, performance, all of that kind of thing? Apart from the start, which we know there is a weak point for us, everything else went perfect. We made the right calls, we're calm, but I always trust the team in those scenarios. The communication that we have is super strong and never really in doubt. And as a driver as well, it gives you a lot of confidence.