David O'Reilly
A bad quali means I can go forwards in the race.
Max is fast but lacks judgement.
His RedBull debut was borne of pressure from Jos Verstappen who is one tough guy.
That debut in Catalunya involved some luck (Both M/Benz taking each other out) and then RedBull (deliberately or not) shafting Ricciardo when they decided to cover Vettel who pitted with the race leader!!! Like Monaco that Season RedBull cost Ricciardo a race win.
The result was an undeserved win and a "legend" was born.
The press here in the UK tend to "anoint" their heroes. Verstappen is one along with Vettel and Hamilton.
If he reads any of that press he will think he is "The future of F1, The new superstar" etc and just put more expectation on himself to be fast.
The best comparator is always the guy in the same car. Ricciardo is a total racer, the complete package. He normally outscores Max by a significant margin. He is the superstar. Someone above noted that Max's car was so much faster than Vettel and Hamilton in those final laps but his lack of patience cost him dear.Max is just fast.
His RedBull debut was borne of pressure from Jos Verstappen who is one tough guy.
That debut in Catalunya involved some luck (Both M/Benz taking each other out) and then RedBull (deliberately or not) shafting Ricciardo when they decided to cover Vettel who pitted with the race leader!!! Like Monaco that Season RedBull cost Ricciardo a race win.
The result was an undeserved win and a "legend" was born.
The press here in the UK tend to "anoint" their heroes. Verstappen is one along with Vettel and Hamilton.
If he reads any of that press he will think he is "The future of F1, The new superstar" etc and just put more expectation on himself to be fast.
The best comparator is always the guy in the same car. Ricciardo is a total racer, the complete package. He normally outscores Max by a significant margin. He is the superstar. Someone above noted that Max's car was so much faster than Vettel and Hamilton in those final laps but his lack of patience cost him dear.Max is just fast.