Verstappen sneaks to F1 about layout circuit: “Really a joke”

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“It’s not the best track to race on. You are constantly watching the traffic around you, so you also communicate a lot with the team via the on-board radio,” the Dutchman said. Sky Sports Italia after the training. For example, we often saw drivers driving very slowly on the straights, so that colleagues could easily pass them. It is expected that this will also often happen during qualifying. “It’s not easy to race here, but it is just like that,” commented Verstappen soberly.

However, that Dutch sobriety did not last long. For example, the driver is absolutely dissatisfied with Formula 1’s decision to race on this layout. “It’s a real joke. This is not Formula 1 worthy, is it? Five turns and all traffic. It seems like Formula 1 wants to make it into an entertainment show.” Team boss Christian Horner also called the crowds ‘a nightmare’ for the drivers, so knows The Telegraph to report. Verstappen goes a step further. “In this way they provoke danger, with all the cars so close together. It’s almost impossible to do this way, I think it’s ridiculous.”

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Despite all this, Verstappen still has to make the best of it, just like all other drivers. There is also a lot to improve this weekend. The Limburger regularly complained about ‘hopping’, a lack of balance and understeer over the on-board radio. “We have not yet found the right balance or the right set-up. In particular, the qualifying speed is not yet in order, we are still missing something, but we might still be able to find that. problems with understeer, oversteer, minor traction problems. It didn’t look very bad, but we can do better, “Verstappen emphasizes.

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