After five major awards already completed in the season and the end of the Asian tour, the difference of McLaren is increasingly clear with the rest of the teams and also the level that the world tetracampeon currently has, Max Verstappen. The Dutch is the only one who is fighting Plate y Norris and is in the fight for the championship.
There is much talk in the international press about the decline of Red Bull and how Verstappen needs to get out of the team to continue being contender to the title. And, in that context, Sebastian Vettel, who also won four world championships in F1, and also did it with Red Bull, left Max’s advice.
“I think it’s the time when you really join. It is the time, after so many years, in which you have to be closer to each other“, Vettel told the Sky F1 microphones.“ Some people left, others arrived, but whether you are winning championships or not, it is something that happens equally. It is the nature of the F1, ”said the German.”Now is the time to be together and that will give you the chance to recover.”
Sebastian Vettel believes that Verstappen must support and trust more than ever in Red Bull.
Vettel remained faithful to Red Bull until in 2015, Two years after his last title, he made the leap to Ferrari, to give way to Max Verstappen in the alignment of pilots of the Austrian team, who arrived after a campaign with Daniel Ricciardo and Daniel Kvyat In their seats.
Vettel believes that this Verstappen is better than the one who won all the championships
With 27 years, Max Verstappen already registers four world championships and is the third maximum winner in the history of the F1 with 64 wins with the one achieved in Japan a few weeks ago. With all this, Vettel believes that we are seeing the best Verstappen that we have seen to date.
For Vettel, we are seeing the best Verstappen of his career.
“Max has an incredible talent, has matured a lot in recent years. I think the way he builds his careers is different from the past,” said the German. “It is much smarter. His progression, I do not speak the time back or his performance, but of his consistency“He said.
“It is more reliable. Every time he goes on track, he takes the time to make an overpower, waiting for the right time. See the race ahead, opportunities. If you don’t have them, that’s when it returns to your aggressive way“, Vettel said.” He has great control of himself, and that is currently the strongest pilot of the grid. “
“If you mix those two things, aggressiveness and experience, along with their natural speed, It’s great to see And obviously, a decisive year for him, ”Vettel closed.
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