Max Verstappen Reveals Who His “Best Friend On The Grid” Is
Many see defending world champion Max Verstappen as a reserved and closed off person but as a championship contender, someone who needs to be ruthless. Max has now spoken to the Daily Mail about his relationship with a specific driver on the grid
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Max Verstappen Reveals Who His “Best Friend On The Grid” Is
Max started off by divulging who his best friend on the grid is
“I get on really well with Lando because he is just himself and normal. He is my best friend on the grid.”
He then recalled their go-karting career
“He loves what he is doing. I could see clearly from years ago in go-karting that he was very quick – though we never raced against each other.”
“Everything just came to him really naturally as a driver.”
“Good performances were not just one-offs or hit and miss; he was always up at the front.”
He signed off by highlighting how Lando has grown over the years
“Lando can be a little shy but he is a super nice guy and you can see, from year one to now, how he has grown as a person”
“That helps his performance because he has more confidence in himself.”
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner explained that “dealing with a Schumacher is not easy, as you can imagine” [Inews]
“[Mick] was grown up about it. He wasn’t happy. I would say he saw the writing on the wall. He is a clever kid”
“He had two years. We didn’t get where we wanted to and I had to make some changes. You cannot beat up a dead horse”
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko suggested that “the world championship title is out of reach for Mercedes” [RTL]
“[Their concept doesn’t have] one problem, but several. The solution didn’t come over the winter either”
“You can’t design two or three cars. If a completely new car comes along now, it will be difficult with the financial limits”
Retired F1 driver Mark Webber feels that Fernando Alonso “obviously has the possibility to stay longer than these two years” [Motorsport]
“Never rule out Fernando still driving at 44”
“The podium is definitely special, but we must not forget that Red Bull drove completely on cruise control”
Retired world champion Jenson Button believes that “it’s not a walk in the park for Red Bull and Max” [Autosport]
“I still think we’re going to have some very, very close fights”
Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi clarified that he’s “always said Esteban [Ocon] is at very least a very good second driver” [Beyond the Grid]
“When I say that, it’s like there’s no one and two at Ferrari [or Mercedes], but I’m pretty sure a lot of people think there’s a two”
“And I think Esteban would be one of those two, whichever person you would pick in both of those teams”
For Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg “there were weeks when it was harder to stand on the sidelines and watch drivers go out of the garage.” [F1]
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