Driveshaft doesn’t seem to be favoring arguably the best driver on the grid, Max Verstappen. The man who is going for the 37th win this weekend had a troublesome qualifying. The only factor that could have defeated him was a car issue, and it did. As it happens, the man who started in P15 has cruised past the entire field to race in P2 behind his teammate Sergio Perez. And the NASCAR prodigy, Chase Elliott, has jumped in to spark a debate about who takes the win.
The reigning double world champion, if he wins, will be an iconic feat coming from P15 and winning the race. However, his Mexican teammate has done a commendable job this weekend. Perez, who came to the 2023 season campaign, saying he is not the number two of the team, has a golden opportunity to prove his mettle. And the street fighter has given it his all to keep his champion teammate and 2023 championship leader, Max, at bay.
So now that I’m here…
All kinds of stuff on tv this weekend
tough end to super cross last night. Hated it for AP. Hope he comes back to win soon.
Xfinity. trucks. interesting to say the least.
F1 race on right now, is the SC enough for VER W?
Oh, and cup race
Thoughts?
— Chase Elliott (@chaseelliott) March 19, 2023
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Chase Elliott, the driver of Hendrick Motorsports, is nursing his injury and missing out on his own NASCAR track action. He posted on his official Twitter Account about the racing action on TV, sparking a discussion amongst F1 fans.
Fans cheer Red Bull’s Sergio Perez as Max Verstappen chases him
The onlookers cheer on the Mexican minister of defense, who is defending his position from his reigning double-champion teammate, Verstappen. The two men in the fastest car fight it out and the fans are thrilled to see it. Have a look at some comments from F1 Twitter listed below:
Think Perez pulls off the win here. Not especially excited for the cup race today, Old Atlanta just hit different 😪
— Michael Whitman (@m1chaelwh1tman) March 19, 2023
Will be interested to see if he can make up the 5 second gap. If he can will be incredible. Curious to see how Hamilton does on mediums
— Val Nichushkin Enjoyer (@BabaBooooey456) March 19, 2023
Well, 33 laps in, I’d say Perez is a little quicker than Verstappen today, so I’d say Checo has this one. Cool to see Alonso fighting for podiums. I have no idea what is going to happen in Atlanta today. Depends on the respect levels between competitors
— Garrett Cook (@Cook_g9) March 19, 2023
Interesting was one word for the Xfinity and truck races yesterday haha. And VER has this in hand. Unless Red Bull prohibits them from racing each other…
— Sean Romeo (@sportsweather) March 19, 2023
Max is gonna win this race I feel.
For the Cup race, I think after the Xfinity race, they’ll race first few laps, then just ride in a line for a good while till end of stages
— Tyler (@Tyler_Mizell9) March 19, 2023
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SC was huge for Verstappen. He wasn't going to win from 15th without it but we will see if Perez can keep him behind
— Zach Olney (@FatherOfChaos5) March 19, 2023
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