Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur admitted his squad was caught out by Verstappen's 29-lap stint on soft tyres that yielded Red Bull second in Formula 1's Hungarian Grand Prix, with team principal Laurent Mekies praising his team for a "spicy" strategy call.
Verstappen clinched second in Budapest despite suffering another difficult weekend in the Red Bull, while both Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton dropped off the podium behind Kimi Antonelli, unable to capitalise on the SF-26's inherent pace.