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Just like everyone who follows Formula 1, Stoffel Vandoorne also enjoyed the battle between Max Verstappen in Lewis Hamilton. The 2021 season will go down in the books as one of the most exciting and controversial ever, the Belgian also knows.
In an interview with RTBF the current Formula E driver says it was a season in which everything revolved around Hamilton and Verstappen. “We experienced one of the best Formula 1 years ever. Every weekend it was Verstappen against Hamilton again. It was a great story for them to meet every weekend. Everyone was talking about it and the pressure is very understandable. performed extraterrestrials this year and both deserved that title.”
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Vandoorne spoke to Verstappen
Vandoorne has also been able to talk to Verstappen. The Belgian spoke to the new world champion a few days after the Grand Prix van Abu Dhabi, the bizarre closing race of the 2021 season. “I saw him a few days after he had won the title. He admitted that he usually does not suffer from pressure, but that he did feel the pressure during that last race. “It was very intense. He was very happy because he gave up a lot to get to that title. He totally deserves it when you look at the steps he, and Red Bull, have taken. Look at Max” season, he has unfortunately lost points three times. Had that not been the case, he would have become champion earlier.”
Vandoorne expects strong Hamilton in 2022
Yet Vandoorne is not only full of praise for Verstappen. Hamilton also competed at a high level last season. Still, Vandoorne also saw that the pressure increased during the season. However, he expects Hamilton to return in 2022. “Hamilton changed his approach midway through the season. He noticed that there were more and more collisions. He knew exactly who he was up against and adapted to it. He didn’t post anything on social media after the race and I think he feels terrible about the way he lost the title without doing anything wrong in the race.It will be difficult to accept defeat but he wants to break that record.I think he will only come back stronger. ”
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