Max Verstappen: “even in fifth gear still wheel spin”
Posted on 22-06-2015 at 20:57 by MauritsH – 26 Comments”
The young raceheld looks back on a successful weekend, including a billenknijpend moment with none other than Pastor Maldonado.
To start with, did the Toro Rosso from a tricky but went very smoothly first free training to your liking. The difference with the competition on the straights still significant, but there is the much talked about Renault engine issue. For the other reed Max the balls from the pants and was rewarded with four entire world CHAMPIONSHIP points.
The tires gave at the end of the race the mind, which also explains why he is the Venezuelan kamikaze pilot aka Pastor Maldonado not behind him could keep up. For the spectator a hartslagverhogend moment, but Max really loved and enjoyed.
“I drove on the soft tyres and he pulled me quickly on the super soft. I positioned myself at the exit of the turns and braked as late as possible. In addition, the traction of the car just good, he was really super here. We were unfortunate enough to be too short on the straights. I have always used what I could to get me to defend, but my battery was at a given moment, empty. At the end of the race I was so hard on the push to Maldonado behind me to keep that I the last of my tires used and they were worn away. Then I had even in the fifth gear still wheel spin.”
Come again?! In the fifth gear wheel spin, that says enough about the state of the Pirelli rubber at the end of the ride. With the introduction of the eighth gear, the ‘bakverhoudingen, of course, has become shorter, in addition, the turbocharged engines koppelrijker than the atmospheric units of yesteryear. The (rear)tires is so pretty on their falie. Nevertheless, it testifies to the fact that Max finished of a velvet foot.
The outlook for the upcoming race at Silverstone are also good. Max has already had on the legendary circuit ridden and also knows the job less long straights. Who cannot wait to Max his racekunsten in real life to admire, this Sunday on the circuit of Zandvoort.
Oh yes, the moment with Maldonado look below back.
