Verstappen says he's faster than Ricciardo
Sep.28 - Max Verstappen thinks he is driving better than his teammate Daniel Ricciardo this year.
That is despite the fact the young Dutchman has not scored even half the amount of points compared to his fellow Red Bull driver Ricciardo.
But Verstappen says it's all about the reliability of his car.
"What can I do?" the 19-year-old told Auto Motor und Sport.
"I just have to see the positives of the season, which is qualifying. The speed is there," Verstappen said.
"Even in the race I was always in good positions before I failed."
He rejects the notion that his driving style is somehow contributing to his constant technical problems.
"My approach is right, so why should I change something? I am fast," he said.
"We can see from the telemetry that I don't do anything wrong or different to Daniel. It's just funny that the problems on race day are always on my car."
Still, Verstappen says he is consoled by the fact that he is regularly beating Australian Ricciardo in qualifying.
"Daniel was always known as a fast qualifier," he said. "He is very fast. But I am faster this year by three or four tenths on average. That's a lot of time."
And so with a Mercedes or Ferrari at his disposal, he is "100 per cent convinced" that he would be fighting for the title.
"I am very self-confident," Verstappen added. "I am also honest and straightforward -- I do not lie.
"The only thing I want is a winning car."
He will not comment on Red Bull's potential post-2018 future with Honda, saying only that Renault is pushing to up its game.
But Verstappen said he is happy with Red Bull.
"In general the mood in the team is better and better," he said. "In the corners we are close to the others, but often we use more downforce to compensate for our power deficit so it's hard to say exactly where we need to improve.
"Everything is in the right direction, but much of it is not in our hands. The car is our hands though and so that's what we have to make the most of."
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1St ,his comments show what a child Verstappen is :of course with Mercedes he would be in contention for the driver's championship -anyone with Mercedes could make that claim because they are dominant cars.( the same is true though less so for a Ferrari )```
2nd `,to imply he is better than Ricciardo is foolish. Ricciardo knows how to finish a race and that is what makes a good driver great . It is no coincidence that Verstappen cannot finish because he can't manage the race or the car ,it's always flat out that is why he puts up good qualifying speeds but gets so many DNF's . It's like a pitcher who throws hard but blows his arm up every year then says "but my mechanics look good" Duh ! There is more to being as driver than holding down the accelerator but, Verstappen does not have the intelligence to see that .Again he is like a pitcher how looks only to the radar gun and not to the results at the plate
Bottom line : Ricciardo is twice the driver Verstappen is and until Verstappen can understand that "racecraft " is more than just mph's he will never be the driver Ricciardo is and that maturity looks like its a long way off .
The final tell: he brags just like a child would . He is speaking about his teammate yet he does not even think to give Ricciardo the credit due the accomplished driver that Ricciardo is .
Again ,another sign of Verstappen's immaturity and the last thing any circuit needs is a child behind a wheel ..```````````````
I guess that yesterday Verstappen had given a perfect answer to your vomit here!
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