Max Verstappen is the thorn in my side always of anyone teammate. During the press conference of Miami has launched a challenge to Pérez. Challenge followed, then, by the opinions of the two-time world champion on the issue ofshortening of DRS zones.
Waiting for Miami…
Soft start that of the interview with Max Verstappen in view of one of the American stages of the 2023 F1 season: “New helmet and new livery for Miami? We have a competition aimed at our fans for every Grand Prix in America. This is a nice place to come, the atmosphere is relaxing, even though it's been a short time since the last race in Baku. "
The challenge between Max Verstappen and Checo Pérez
…followed bylunge"What do I expect here? I hope in a two-way race between me and Checo. We know the car is fast, in qualifying the others are very close, but on the race pace we are very strong. 67 rpm in heat and humidity? Last year was tough, this weekend will probably be cooler: we'll see how it is when we sit in the car. A tough weekend awaits us.” In short, the Flying Dutchman means play hard.
Max Verstappen has his say on the DRS
Max Verstappen Finally, he expresses himself on the DRS question after the events in Baku. Just before him, George Russell said the pilots were not consulted on the reduction of DRS areas. So the pilots they had the opportunity to have their say about it during the press conference: “We know that the FIA makes these decisions in advance, but according to them do we need smaller DRS zones or do they need to be bigger? Or there should be multiple DRS zones, what do you think about it?"
Il twice champion of the world therefore replied: “well I would prefer that you could run without DRS, but it's not possible. For us it is a little different because if the car is faster, when you have to remount from behind, it doesn't matter how long the zone is. And the car you will pass. But when there is a difference of 1-2 tenths and it is seen, I think, a Baku, once you are in the DRS train there is no chance. Even when the car is leading the train goes a little slower, the DRS zone is not long enough to try. And, therefore, if the DRS is too short and the car is not able to follow enough, I believe it is one combination of both factors. The heaviness of the cars and the fact that DRS zones are smaller. I am very stiff machines, so everyone has more or less the same trajectory, with very hard suspension. And now that everyone is trying more downforce,”. All, except Ferrari: "with the new cars also becomes more difficult to follow who is in front. "
