F1, Max Verstappen: “I would never say I’m not the best.”
Formula 1 dominator’s musings while the 2023 championship is still halted for the summer break.
Formula 1 dominator’s musings while the 2023 championship is still halted for the summer break.
Despite Red Bull’s dominance over Formula 1, the Dutch champion’s mentor fears nasty surprises.
For the Finn, world champion in 1998 and 1999, the Red Bull driver’s golden moment “will not last forever.”
The Red Bull consultant, however, does not crush the Mexican: “He does very good races and great overtaking.”
The Dutchman, who started sixth, took 17 laps to gain the lead, then flew undisturbed to the checkered flag. Second was Perez, third the Monegasque.
The McLaren talent took the missed pole position in the Sprint Shootout in Belgium philosophically.
The Red Bull driver was ahead of Oscar Piastri (McLaren) and Carlos Sainz (Ferrari).
The Red Bull driver penalized five positions. Next to the Monegasque will start Sergio Perez.
On the eve of the Spa weekend, Red Bull is reportedly intent on replacing the gearbox on the Dutchman’s car: five grid penalty positions loom.
“I don’t think we can compete with them on race pace,” admitted the British driver.
The Austrian executive is lapidary about Red Bull’s superiority.
On Sept. 3, in Monza, he could reach 10 wins in a row, an all-time record.
McLaren team principal glosses, “This podium picture will be special. He has a lot of energy, but energy has to be controlled.”
Dutchman praises team on Sunday rewriting F1 history: twelve consecutive wins.
One statistic keeps the Kaiser and his best Ferrari still ahead of the unbeatable Dutchman.
The team principal of Mercedes spoke on the possible battle between the two great rivals in the 2021 World Cup.
The Monegasque driver was ahead of Lando Norris (McLaren) and Pierre Gasly (Alpine).
“It’s already a record that he survived two and a half years with Max Verstappen,” admitted the Austrian manager.
On this weekend at the Hungaroring, the world champion’s stable could equal one record and beat another.
“His test times were front row,” admitted Red Bull’s team principal.
The former driver had some honeyed words for the world leader.
Official move to AlphaTauri, his former team principal in Red Bull says: “He in impressive form.”
The Australian driver will replace Nick De Vries in Alpha Tauri with immediate effect.
The Dutchman paid compliments to the McLaren driver, who undermined him not a little in the early laps of the British GP.
The two old rivals brushed up against each other at a very delicate moment in Siverstone qualifying.
“I don’t think he did it on purpose, but the FIA will be the judge,” the Mercedes driver admitted.
Red Bull driver on this year’s overpowering: “We still have a good margin.”
The Dutchman knew the Kaiser very closely when he was a child: “I have wonderful photographs from those years.”
Red Bull’s Dutchman is not hiding after dominating all sessions from free practice through the Sprint Race.
Red Bull driver proves unbeatable, fourth place for Sainz