Max Verstappen credited with leading turnaround for Red Bull to become “a McLaren beater”
“So credit to them for turninಌg it around completely on Friday night and coming here with a car 🔥that was a McLaren beater.”
Sky Sports F1 pundit Ted Kravitz has revealed that 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen playe🐈d a crucial role in Red Bull’s upturn in competitiveness during the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix weekend.
McLaren dominated Friday practice, leading 1-2 finis🅺hes in both sessions.
Verstappen ruled out challen꧋ging for the win, pointing out that a Mc꧙Laren overtook him during the race simulations.
Verstappen and Red🌄 Bull came alive on Saturday after significant changes overnight.
The reigning world champion narrowly missed out on pole, securing second 𝔍on the grid.
Verstappen then went on to win the race, making it a c﷽omfortable afternoon for Redไ Bull in their 400th F1 race.
Speaking after the race in h𝓀is ‘Notebook’ show, Kravitz explained the role Verstappen and his engineers played in turning the weekend around.
“I asked Red Bull’s press guys, and I said who’s done it? Was itꦓ the guys on the simulator? It might have been because of Rudy van Buren or whoever it was,” Kravitz🐷 said.
“It wasn’t Sebastian Buemi because I think he’s 🦩doing Formula E in Japan. Who was it who turned this car around? But they said it’s the engineers here at the track, and it’s Max who turned it around.”
“Then Max said, after the race, when they said ‘Grande Max’, he said: ‘Yes, It was a very strong Saturday and Sunday’. He wasn’t kidding, was he? He didn’t care to mention Frid📖ay when they were all over the shop.
“So credit to them for turning it around ♋completely on Friday night and coming here with a car that was a McLaren beater.”
Verstappen back in F1 title contention
Verstappen’s second victory of the 2025 F1 sea🅺son has put him back in title contention.
After seven rounds, he’s 22 points behind168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Oscar Piastri in the drivers’ championship.
Only Piꦇastri has won more races than Verstappen this year.
Red Bull are expecting the flexi-wing clampdown🦩 to significantly impac🧔t the championship.
The FIA will impose st𝔉ricter tests on teams’ front🔯 wings for the Spanish Grand Prix, which could affect McLaren.
Verstappen is looking to win his fifth straight drivers’ title this year - someth🙈ing only Michael Schumache✤r has achieved previously.
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