Former Formula 1 driver Alex Wurz, who took part in the F1 Nation podcast dedicated to the results of the Monaco Grand Prix, compared Max Verstappen to the famous illusionist David Copperfield.
Alex Wurz: “Monaco is a special circuit, the condition of which changes a lot during the weekend. It is clear that everyone there is trying to perform as well as possible, and it was clear that Max Verstappen had to fight hard, because the gaps in the leading group were very small.
On Friday we thought the Ferraris would be ahead in practice, but on Saturday the Aston Martin team shone and Fernando Alonso showed great results in qualifying. The fate of the pole was only decided in the last sector of the circle – Max had to become David Copperfield in this sector to show the best time, and he succeeded!
And then he repeated it in the race. In my opinion it was one of the best performances from Verstappen we’ve ever seen. And I’m not even going to argue that last weekend the Red Bull car was by far the fastest.
The results were very solid. Using the example of the accident with Sergio Perez, we saw that if you don’t fully feel the car, if you are not 100% sure about it and you don’t have the right psychological attitude, the situation for the car can change very quickly . worse.
In general, it was very interesting to follow the course of events on the track. In short, slow corners of the city ring road, the aerodynamics of the cars are not 100% efficient and the traction is largely provided by the running gear of the chassis. As it turned out, many cars are quite similar in this regard, although we will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of the updated Mercedes W14 a little later.
But the bottom line is that Aston Martin was very close to Red Bull in terms of speed. But during qualifying at the Rascasse corner, Fernando Alonso’s car slid with all four wheels, and it looked very spectacular, but it was clear that by the end of the circle his tires were clearly holding the track worse.
And the rubber on Max’s car provided more grip, allowing him to play three-tenths in the final sector. So it is not about magic in the power of David Copperfield, but about the operation of the laws of nature.
Source: F1 News
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