RBR: “Ferstappen is better than Vettel”

In a statement that, due to Sebastian Vettel’s departure from RBR at the end of 2014, may hide a little deeper, says Red Bull Racing consultant Dr. Helmut Marco said that the new Formula 1 champion Max Ferstappen had already become a better driver than Sebastian Vettel, who won four world titles with the Milton Keynes team.

It is not the first time that Marco Vettel has given a tip, but on the other hand not This shouldn’t make a real impression on him, since the Dutch – regardless of how the title in Abu Dhabi was evaluated – he became a top driver this year, Equal treatment from Lewis Hamilton.

The Austrian claimed that Ferstappen’s driving skills were better than Vettel’s current skills, despite his significantly richer experience (eight years above three titles and three different teams) of the German. After all, the latter Vettel was the driver whose Mercedes license was revoked before Ferstappen 2013.

““I have no doubts about that,” says Dr. Marco, the two drivers through the RBR youth academy. “What sets him apart is that he doesn’t need any Preparation. When it starts raining, the others do five or eight laps. Then Max comes out and You do the fastest time on his first lap. Nobody in Jeddah knew the route. The others went out on the track and drove and then off Max came out and bam! It was the fastest transition in all three areas [της πίστας]. she is a of its fascinating virtues“.

Helmut Marco continued: “He’s a little less aggressive, yes, but now he’s seeing the general Image. This is an important difference. In the early years, Max always wanted to be faster, in all conditions and circumstances. Now he has learned the measure, and it only works if it is absolutely necessary. The difference [με τον Vettel] is that it has shown that maturity since then his first match against Red Bull (see: the 2016 Spanish GP, which he won).

Another difference is that if he had a problem with the free trial a few years ago, he Back in the pit, it started exploding and screaming. Sometimes he kept that impatience and when he was back on track unless a slower driver couldn’t get out of the way fast enough. Now the Max is much calmer. Works stably and at an extremely high level. Is, Honestly, a great guide“, Concluded the Austrian.