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Former F1 team boss says new teammate Verstappen’s biggest advantage
Former Haas boss Henter Steiner says Isak Hajjar will be Max Verstappen’s teammate at Red Bull and will have the chance to avoid the problems faced by his predecessors.
The French driver took the hardest place in the peloton, as they say in F1. Following the departure of Daniel Ricciardo, many of Verstappen’s team-mates succumbed to the pressure: Pierre Gasly returned to Toro Rosso after a year and a half, Alex Albon lasted only a season and a half, Yuki Tsunoda lasted 22 races and Liam Lawson only two races. Sergio Perez, who stayed for four years, was an exception.
But Hajar has a special advantage: New technical rules force everyone to start from scratch.
“Isak is a very strong driver,” said Steiner
And most importantly, it will start at Red Bull with new rules. “This allows him to co-shape the car with Max, rather than getting into a car that is already built for a single driver.”
Source: Sport UA
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