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Sep12018 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Verstappen: Renault is still a second behind

Max Verstappen said Renault's C-spec powertrain was a second per lap behind Mercedes and Ferrari at Monza. The French team brought a new powertrain specification to Monza, which should bring the teams three tenths per lap. Red Bull initially planned to use the new powertrain only on Daniel Ricciardo's car, but before the third free practice, they also installed the new components on Max Verstappen. The progress of Renault's powertrain was praised by Christian Horner and Helmut Marko. Max Verstappen finished fifth in qualifying, but 1,496 seconds behind Kimi Raikkonen and just three tenths ahead of Romain Grosjean. The Dutchman said after qualifying: "There are new specifications somewhere

Jul242018 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Verstappen defends Vettl

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Max Verstappen has come to the defense of Sebastian Vettel after the race in Germany over his crash while leading the race. Before the collision, Vettel had a nine-second advantage over his pursuers with 15 laps to go, then he drove into the sand on a slightly wet section and crashed into a fence. With this, the German offered the opportunity to win to his biggest competitor for the title, Lewis Hamilton, who fought his way from fourteenth starting position to victory and once again took the lead in the overall standings. Verstappen said after the race that given the challenging track conditions, it could happen to any driver. "It was extremely challenging on the track, especially in that corner. Even if you're experienced, even the slightest blocking of the wheels will send you into the sand. These are extremely challenging circumstances" Given that this is not a pr

Jul222018 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Verstappen: The risk with the tires didn’t work out

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Max Verstappen was driving in fourth place in the short rain at Hockenheim, but he tried to outwit his rivals and put on light rain tires in front of them. But the Dutchman was not successful this time, as the rain soon subsided and the Red Bull driver had to make another pit stop where he fitted dry track tires to the car. He had some luck, as the safety car that came onto the track due to Sebastian Vettel's retirement brought him back into the game. "Luckily our attempt had no consequences as everyone came in for new tires during the safety car," said Verstappen. "I tried, because sometimes things like that work out, sometimes they don't. This time it didn't work out. It's a shame the race didn't start a little earlier." Formula 1 now moves to the Hungaroring, which usually suits Red Bull very well, so Verstappen is looking forward to the

Jul202018 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Verstappen fastest in second practice

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Max Verstappen set the fastest time of the second free practice. The Dutchman set a time of 1: 13.085. He was followed by both Mrecedes racers, Hamilton ahead of Bottas. Sebastian Vettel finished fourth and Kimi Raikkonen placed fifth. The best of the others were the Haas racers this time as well. Daniel Ricciardo was only thirteenth as he focused more on getting ready for the race. Pos Racer Chassis Engine Laps Time Difference 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull TAG 18 1'13.085 2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Mercedes 39 1'13.111 0.026 3 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes Mercedes 39 1'13.190 0.105 4 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari Ferrari 46 1'13.310 0.225 5 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari Ferrari 41 1'13.427 0.342 6 Romain Grosjean H

Jul12018 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Raikkonen: Verstappen drove fairly

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Kimi Raikkonen said that together with Max Verstappen he drove smartly in the first lap, so that there was no collision between them. The Finn fought alongside the Mercedes racers in the first turns of the race, and then he and Verstappen had a slight collision of wheels in the seventh turn. At the same time, the Dutchman overtook the Finn. "The Red Bull hit me from behind," the Finn said on the radio. The commissioners reviewed the incident, but did not decide on a penalty. Raikkonen said after the race that Verstappen's maneuver was fair enough. "There was a lot going on in the first lap, I got carried away a few times. Max came very close to me in the sixth turn, as Valtteri hindered me a bit. I got carried away a bit in the seventh turn, because we hit the wheels and I lost a place." "We were both very honest in this case, it's very difficult to overtake in this corner

Jun302018 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Riciardo angry at teammate Verstappn

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After qualifying for Red Bull's home race, Daniel Ricciardo said his team-mate had not played fair when he refused help in the form of a leeward. The Australian was convinced that they could both place higher if they helped each other, so Verstappen was told to overtake Ricciardo, which the Dutchman refused to do. Sam finished the qualifying in fifth place, with Ricciardo two places lower. "I'm not too excited to be honest," said Ricciardo. "We had three attempts and everyone could ride behind me, so I thought we could each get one attempt. I'm just not happy. We could have played things more fair." Verstappen, who was asked by the team to help his team-mate, replied that Ricciardo took advantage of his lee last weekend, this time

Jun242018 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Verstappen angry at “stupid comments”

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Max Verstappen said after the French Grand Prix that he was angry at the "stupid" comments from sports journalists and viewers on social media who criticized the drivers for their mistakes. Despite a solid start to the season, Kimi Raikkonen is often criticized for making too many mistakes after his unfortunate fast laps in the last part of qualifying. After the race, where Sebastian Vettel collided with Valtteri Bottas, the former once again received a wave of criticism and calls for higher penalties. Vettel and Bottas had to pit for replacement of damaged parts already in the first lap, and according to the commissioners, the German was guilty of the collision and deserved a five-second penalty for it, and nevertheless finished the race two places ahead of Bottas. Niki Lauda and Lewis Hamilton said Vettel deserved a heavier penalty, Verstappen, k

Jun82018 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Verstappen started the fastest in Canada, Stroll first in the Champions Wall

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Max Verstappen set the fastest time in the first free practice session at the Montreal circuit. With a time of 1:13.302, the Dutchman was less than a tenth faster than Lewis Hamilton. He set the fastest time about 30 minutes before the end of training. The third time was set by Daniel Ricciardo, who qualified just ahead of Sebastian Vettel. The fifth and sixth times were set by both Finnish racers, Valtteri Bottas was a tenth faster than Kimi Raikkonen. The best of the rest this time was Fernando Alonso in seventh place, McLaren's good form was confirmed by Stoffel Vandoorne with ninth place, and Carlos Sainz got in between them. The top ten was completed by Pierre Gasly. Nico Hulkenberg provided the only stoppage after stopping on track. Home trump Lance Stroll was the only one who j

Jun72018 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Verstappen: I'm tired of criticism

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Max Verstappen has said that he is tired of answering questions about his mistakes and would prefer to punch someone if he receives such questions in the future. Even after arriving in Canada, the Dutchman is in the center of attention because of his driving style, with which he has accumulated many problems in the last races. In Monaco, due to a collision in the third free practice, he started the race from the last place, thereby completely ruining his chances of a possible victory. After qualifying, he was also criticized by team manager Cristian Horner. Before the race in Canada, therefore, Max said that he was tired of listening to the criticism of those who say that he needs to calm down. "I'm really tired of hearing people say I need to calm down. I'm not going to change that because that's what got me to where I am. I don't even care about those comments

May292018 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Mercedes dissatisfied with revealing culprits for Ferrari investigation

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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has expressed dissatisfaction with the move by the FIA, which has revealed the names of two members of his team who launched a thorough investigation into the Ferrari team. The FIA took a closer look at the Ferrari team's hybrid before the Grand Prix of Azerbaijan, as they received a notification from Mercedes about the suspicion of possible fraud. The investigation, which lasted until the Monaco GP and included a detailed inspection of Ferrari cars and additional measuring devices, revealed that the red cars did not help themselves with an illegal amount of additional driving power from the hybrid assembly. The results were announced by Chief Technical Delegate Charlie Whiting, who also revealed his dissatisfaction with the fact that Mercedes did not take advantage of the legal possibility of a formal protest, but