Giedo van der Garde maintains regular contact with Max Verstappen. In those conversations, the Red Bull driver appears extremely eager to the former Caterham F1 driver, so eagerly so that he makes him a favorite for the Red Bull Ring victory.
“If I have to bet my money on someone, it is Max Verstappen”, Van der Garde indicates in conversation with RacingNews365. “He comes across as very eager to me, with which he really makes the difference in my view. Moreover, the Red Bull Ring is not only Red Bull good, but also Verstappen personally. My gut feeling says that Max is the big favorite for the opening race.”
Van der Garde is looking forward to the start of the Formula 1 season, no matter how stripped down the new formula is: “It will take some getting used to, without the public and without people in the paddock, especially for the drivers. But let’s be happy that it starts again, because I think we are in for an extremely exciting championship, because last year you already saw that all teams started to crawl together a bit. “
That gut feeling, does Van der Garde also say that Verstappen is the big title candidate after a successful start in Austria? “That may be a little too early to ask. Other circuits are coming, so a lot can be done in that regard. You know what? Ask me that question again in two months”, the Racing Team Netherlands driver concludes with a wink.
Will we have the titanic battle between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton? Can we even smooth out Ferrari? These and other questions are discussed in detail in the latest podcast of RacingNews365 with F1 journalist Ruud Dimmers, race car driver Tom Coronel and host Thomas van Groningen, which can be heard below.
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