max verstappen He is that pilot capable of the impossible… although rather, he was. The Dutchman demonstrated in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix that is not insurmountable and that like any person there are also situations in which one can become desperate.
The truth is that he did not have a bad weekend, but it was surpassed by his partner team both in the ‘sprint’ Like in the race on Sunday. Already on Saturday in his moment of anger with russell He gave signs of his dejection.
Although where was it really seen that max verstappen suffers weaknesses was on the track, where he was 37 laps behind him. The two-time champion pushed the accelerator of the RB19 to the maximum, but ‘Checo’ Pérez did not give up and increased his times.
Therefore, through the radio of Max sounded like the dutch pilot I was trying to ask for help to reduce the distances between the two cars and catch up with his partner. The images of ‘Dazn’ are the key:
The despair of Max Verstappen in Baku, the bewilderment of not being able to catch up with his teammate Checo Pérez 🔊
Some unpublished images that we see in ‘Código F1’ with @victorabadf1 🧐 pic.twitter.com/oCCqCL97Oe
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Verstappen’s conversations with his engineer over the radio
Max: What gear should I be in at Turn 3? It’s right between the seventh and eighth.”
Answer: “Seventh, Max.”
Max: “Are you sure this mode is better? I’m not.”
Answer: “Checo has done 45.4 and you 45.6. You lose between turns 7 and 12, where you lose the most is in 8”.
Max: “Yeah, I don’t know…I can’t push in that corner. I don’t have any grip up front.”
