Verstappen says Red Bull 'must stay on the gas' this season
Sep.6 - His orange-clad fans were in a party mood on Sunday, but new championship leader Max Verstappen is already urging Red Bull to keep charging ahead in 2022.
The Dutchman sensationally and utterly dominated his home race at Zandvoort, but remains concerned that Mercedes is still poised to bounce back.
"Mercedes had a very fast car at Silverstone, and they were more competitive than us at the Hungaroring," Verstappen said.
"I don't look only at the numbers, I rely on the speed that I see on the track. And during the summer break I thought to myself 'We have to pick up speed if we want to keep thinking about the title.
"We've performed well after the summer break, but we must not let up now. There has to be more to come," he added.
Indeed, while many teams are now focusing almost exclusively on 2022, Red Bull and Mercedes are locked in a thrilling, ongoing and intense battle for this year's title.
"We have to stay on the gas and bring more new parts to the car," Verstappen said. "Because there are still very different types of racetracks to come."
Dr Helmut Marko told Servus TV that Verstappen's performance at Zandvoort was "unbelievable".
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Starting from second on the right side of the track and going into a tight right hander might have given Lewis an edge at Zandvoort had he been able to get a better jump on Max. Max's reflexes seem to be a tad sharper in these last few races.
Not according to the stewards, who say Max couldn't have reacted to the flag in 1.something seconds, but he can react in that time to get off the line🤔 I do agree that Max is certainly quicker off the mark than Lewis
last time he had an oppertunity like that he went straight ahead.max =younger ,quicker ,more talented and hasnt peaked yet.on the other hand shamilton ........
last time he had an oppertunity like that he went straight ahead.max =younger ,quicker ,more talented and hasnt peaked yet.on the other hand shamilton ........
Bottas confirmed to Alfa................mmmmmmm Come on George , happy days
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