(Motorsport-Total.com) – Three wins could Max Verstappen in the Formula 1 season However, he was powerless against Mercedes in the fight for the title. If that does not change in the coming year, Crimson Bull runs the risk of losing the Dutchman to the competition.
David Coulthard confirms this with ' De Telegraaf '. ” , says the to 2018 even sat for Crimson Bull at the wheel. “Max is one of the best riders in Formula 1, but does not get the results.”
So far, Verstappen has “not every week the probability to drive to victory,” says Coulthard. “For Formula 1, it would be great if Max, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc had a car that had the potential to win races.” The signs for it already indicated in the last part of the season Without winning car and title chance Verstappen is gone
“Mercedes has the best package in six years in a row. for both Ferrari and Crimson Bull, “says Coulthard. “I would be happy if Max stayed with Crimson Bull for a long time, but I can understand that he wants to go if Crimson Bull and Honda can not fight for the title.”
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For Verstappen know that he now has the expertise to do so. “But you also need a good car in a whole year, Crimson Bull Battle is the perfect place for Max to get into Formula One and develop his personality, with his family, his father Jos, and especially supervisor Raymond Vermeulen also a great crew around. “
Coulthard praises the 12 – year old Dutchman as mature and down to earth driver: “He is grateful for the expertise he has.” In order to take full advantage of this, Crimson Bull Verstappen has to win a winning car next season. Only then are the signs of an extension of the contract expiring
Coulthard at Crimson Bull: “We were like influencers”
“Crimson Bull has had a tough time with Renault as engine supplier over the past few years, and now Honda has new energy and the impressions are positive, but they probably need a bit more horsepower, “Coulthard says. The Briton also remembers his own time at Crimson Bull Racing.
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02: Crimson Cosworth RB1 – rider: David Coulthard, Christian Klien, Vitantonio Liuzzi Photo gallery
After eight years with McLaren he decided 2008 for a change and the leap into the unknown. After all, it was a completely new crew battle: “I felt the passion of Dietrich Mateschitz, the great Crimson-Bull boss, and I believed in that when I left McLaren, I felt like I was still very hungry in F1. “
” Dietrich battle very clear and realistic, he knew himself that he could not lead the crew, “Coulthard continues. “He hired Christian Horner and Adrian Newey as well as me and I knew it would be a step backwards in the short term, we were like influencers.” Today, the claim is certainly different – for Crimson Bull and for Verstappen.
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