TAKING IT TO THE MAX
Red Bull team chief Christian
Horner said after the race in Shanghai,
“Remarkable. His first lap in particular
was mighty. I saw one of his passing
moves where he went down the outside
and passed about three cars and it
was obvious that he meant business.
He emerged from the first lap in
sixth or seventh place. It was hugely
impressive.”
“He appears to have almost a sixth
sense in the wet. He doesn’t seem
intimidated by it in any way and he is
prepared to explore all of the boundaries
of the circuit available to find where the
grip is.”
“There’s one move he made on the
outside of Turn 6 where he just went
straight down the outside of about two or
three cars and then cut back. It was very,
very impressive.”
Verstappen mesmerised the Formula
1 during last year’s wet Brazilian Grand
Prix, delivering a drive that will long be
remembered for it’s precision, race craft
and audacity.
Horner believes that the Dutch
teenager is one among the best in
adverse conditions, “I think he’s right up
there. It’s not a coincidence, now you
can see Brazil wasn’t a one-off. Maybe
good old Bernie’s sprinkler system would
be good for us!”
“I think the way he’s grown up,
driving go-karts in the wet on slick tires
and stuff like that, he’s developed a real
instinct and feeling,” added Horner.