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Max Verstappen is one of the most talented drivers on the grid. Unfortunately, he has rarely been able to one-up his archrival, Lewis Hamilton. However, Red Bull’s advisor, Helmut Marko, thinks that Verstappen does have certain qualities that make him better than the seven-time world champion.
Verstappen showed his true pace and better control on the car in the rain-soaked circuit in Imola this past weekend. The Dutchman crossed the line in the first place and brought home a win for the Milton Keynes-based outfit.
Marko feels Max Verstappen has better control and speed than Hamilton
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As quoted by F1.Insider, Marko said, “When it comes to vehicle control and speed, Max is definitely ahead. But Lewis has more experience. That is still in balance at the moment.”
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“Max learns something new with every race. He is still young in years of life. Mistakes are more likely to happen, even if they become fewer and fewer,” he concluded. (Translated via Google Translate)
Verstappen brings home Red Bull’s first win of the season at Imola
The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was the Dutchman’s chance at redemption after failing to win in Bahrain. The 23-year-old started P3 but immediately overtook his teammate Sergio Perez as well as pole-sitter Hamilton. He beat the Mercedes driver and won Red Bull’s first race of the season.
After the race in Italy, Verstappen said, “The key, I think, is to have that good launch, which was also a bit of a surprise to me. After last year where we always struggled in the wet.
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“I think over the winter and beginning of the year we definitely made some improvements to that and today that was very good,” Verstappen concluded.
With Red Bull fielding a pacier car this season, and the German prodigy successfully fending off the seven-time world champion in just the second round of the season, it looks like we have a serious championship battle on our hands.
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