Theory that Max Verstappen went slower “to hurry up” Red Bull upgrades
“I wo𒈔uld hazard a g🙈uess that it was not as fast as Max could go"
Martin Brundle has hinted that 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen didn’t drive to his maximum at the F1 Dutch Grand Prix, to pressurise Red Bull to bring upgrades.
Verstappen was forced to settle f🔯or P2 at his home round, a fifth consecutive grand prix where the once-dominant champion has failed to win.
Lando Norris soared to a win by a 22🥀-second margin suggesting the McLaren has overtaken the RB20 as F1’s fastest car.
But Sky Sports’ Brundle said: “I would hazard a guess🔥 that it was not as fast as Max couldꦯ go.
“He knew he couldn’t beat Lando.
“Dropping back a bit like that… it’s going to giv💎e the factory a ‘hurry up’, I𒁏’d be sure of that.”
Next weekend at the F1 Italian Grand Prix, McLaren have already vowed to bring further upgrades to adjus꧟t to a much different track to Zandvoort.
“Monza is an unusual race track,” Brundle wa🦄rned Red Bull.
“But I think McLaren will be fast everywhere.”
Red Bull ‘taken confidence’ from Verstappen
Brundle analysed the poor form of Red Bull: “It’s confusing. It’s not that long ago that a Red Bull ಞlooked like it was on rails!
“When you’ve got a dominant car in a race, the🐼 car feels amazing. Every time you come in, you’re💖 top of the leaderboard.
“You think that you can’t improve ಞthe car. Suddenly, som🦹eone catches you and puts you under pressure.
“You start pus🧜hing the car harder and these gremlins turn up.
“You have to be car🐓eful that you’re nꦦot psychologically going down the wrong route.
“It ꩲseems like they’ve changed the car and taken away the confidence and control of the driver.
“Confidence for a driver is e🔯verything. You don’t hurt the tyres as much, use the 𝄹brakes as much…
“If you don’t trust the car you’ve goღt to drive to the lowest point of where the grip will be.
“Norris rocks up, and you’ve g💙ot to push harder, and the car won’t live with it.”
Verstappen still leads the drivers’ championship while Red Bull still top theꦡ constructors’ championship.
But Mc🃏Laren have cut the deficit to𒈔 30 points in the constructors’.
Verstappen retains a 70-lead lead from Norris in the d🦋ri♑vers’.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade cove൲ring everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
