max verstappen He has in his head what would be the ideal Formula 1. The Dutchman, who He has not shown himself to be a particularly fan of the ‘sprint race’ Like that there will be in the Azerbaijan GP, believes that what the competition needs are not so many races but something that they have been looking for for a long time and they haven’t found yet.
And that is simply equality. Equality between teams. Let everyone compete and do it for real. Let it be like in 2012 in which there were up to seven different winners in the first seven tests. Yes, that seems difficult seeing how Red Bull dominates. Because the energy drinkers have taken the relief of Mercedes, and race that there is a race that they win.
Even when they start in the middle of the grid, as happened with Verstappen in Jeddah, the car reaches the podium. They take a lot from their pursuers, and also to know if they are saving some of the performance of the RB19.
The sanction For exceeding the budget limit in 2021, it could take its toll, but at the moment this is not the case. While, Verstappen asks for balance.
“If you have evenly matched cars, when there are more and more to win, the show is great. You must not change anything. With six or seven teams fighting for the victory… that would be incredible”, he tells ‘Motorsport Week’.
Because for him that sprint is worthless: “That is not the DNA of F1. Here it is about getting the most out of qualifying and to have a great long run in the race”.
“That’s why the format should be changed. SIf you have a fast car you shouldn’t risk it. You’d rather keep the car alive,” insists Max.
At the moment, in three races they have three victories, with two from Verstappen and another from Sergio Pérez. His great rival has been Fernando Alonso, with an aston martin who has three podiums in three tests.
