Is 2017 Verstappen's Year?

k_badam · Feb 26, 2017

Stefan Woudenberg said:
You mean that Dutch people are less than any other people in this world?

do you not see the smiley? it is a joke..... (or i hope it is)

Stefan Woudenberg · Feb 26, 2017

k_badam said:
do you not see the smiley? it is a joke..... (or i hope it is)

Sorry, but I don't read it as joke....

ronald kasteel · Feb 26, 2017

Verstappen will be the better racer this season and outscore Daniel ,but who knows its racing annything can happen .

RichardHessels · Feb 26, 2017

Till now every year is Verstappens year.

someur · Feb 26, 2017

I hope it'll be the year of someone else who's not been in the spotlight. I'm 1/2 Dutch, but I don't want F1 to be a Verstappen show..

muzikant · Feb 26, 2017

someur said:
I hope it'll be the year of someone else who's not been in the spotlight. I'm 1/2 Dutch, but I don't want F1 to be a Verstappen show..

I hope not again a Mercedes show

Rantam · Feb 26, 2017

Meh...

Tonny22 · Feb 26, 2017

Blimey said:
He is better because he is not dutch.

sorry but I think that's a stupid answer,

mister dog · Feb 26, 2017

Hope the Mclaren is fast enough to see Fernando and Stoffel up front.

John Addison · Feb 26, 2017

Rob said:
Schooled by the University of Payback and Hard Knocks, most likely (80% of the paddock can't stand him because they value their life...and the FIA coddles him), and most likely gone after the season. Poor Ricciardo has to put up with drivers mistaking him for Verstappen.

F1 is looking for any reason to up the draw and excitement which after the 1st 5 laps is pretty much watching grass grow. And Im a total F1 fan. Ricciardo will out shine Verstappen by a mile this season and Verstappen's antics will come around to haunt him as the season goes on. Im surprised his helmet still fits.

Enagee · Feb 26, 2017

No doubt Verstappen has skills and balls but Ricardo is no slouch and has great consistency and does not get ragged. Verstappen gets a bit desperate some times, just like Lewis in he's early days .
Since the tires will last longer this season there will be alot more flat out driving.
Should be a great season.

Mark Aalberts · Feb 26, 2017

Both drivers are closely matched in terms of pace, it will be the small details that are going to make the difference this year. For Max there is really only one point to work on and that is his qualifying. If he wants to come out on top he needs to out qualify Ricciardo.

My money is on Max, not because of orange or pink glasses but just because he is still very young and has plenty of room to improve. His learning curve has been steep and I don't think it will flatten for the next few years Also you will see a different Verstappen once he gets in the position to fight for a championship. In a interview he already explained that he will take a different approach once he can fight for a championship.

Surely an interesting team battle to look out for.

Blimey · Feb 26, 2017

Stefan Woudenberg said:
You mean that Dutch people are less than any other people in this world?

did you seriously get offended by that or what, I meant it as a joke.

Andrew Ford · Feb 26, 2017

Bethonie Waring said:
Wind tunnels are incredibly valuable, but that's only if you try the right things in the wind tunnels in the first place. And they aren't the answer to everything. You can have all the technology in the world but if you don't have the right brains behind it (like you say with the analysing the data) then there's no point having it.

I guess i just hear more about teams of aero analysts now rather than just newey vs costa vs byrne. Look at the designs this year. So similar. Most have a shark fin. Most have a small rear wing.
Its based on teams analysing wind tunnel data and coming to similar conclusions. Then smaller gaps to close by the time they reach barcelona.

I see less radical indicidual designs like back in the day.

sjb266 · Feb 26, 2017

Blimey said:
did you seriously get offended by that or what, I meant it as a joke.

I got it.. thought it was funny... and besides.. how could anyone take you seriously with that avatar

!

Kevin Pheiffer · Feb 27, 2017

Max will be taking some driving lessons from Vettel this year. If the Ferrari is up to it, Vettel will be the driver to beat. 8 wins in a row at ROC, what else needs to be said.

Enagee · Feb 27, 2017

Kevin Pheiffer said:
Max will be taking some driving lessons from Vettel this year. If the Ferrari is up to it, Vettel will be the driver to beat. 8 wins in a row at ROC, what else needs to be said.

yeah he beat ricardo,hamilton,alonso,verstapen

@ ROC ?....and yeah Montoya..

yea

Erwin Greven · Feb 27, 2017

Blimey said:
He is better because he is not dutch.

Did you ever tried to figure out why he said that? What the difference is between Dutch drivers and any non-Dutch driver who come from karting?

Erwin Greven · Feb 27, 2017

Kevin Pheiffer said:
Max will be taking some driving lessons from Vettel this year. If the Ferrari is up to it, Vettel will be the driver to beat. 8 wins in a row at ROC, what else needs to be said.

If Ferrari is up to it. And when Daniel and Seb were teamies... ouch...

Blimey · Feb 27, 2017

Erwin Greven said:
Did you ever tried to figure out why he said that? What the difference is between Dutch drivers and any non-Dutch driver who come from karting?

no, because I rarely see any dutch racing in top tier championships.