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Verstappen: "Can say with certainty that this was the best preparation in years"

17 July 2020 at 09:20
  • GPblog.com

Red Bull Racing is not experiencing the start of the season that everyone had hoped for. The team itself was disappointed with the gap to Mercedes and the Dutch newspaperw criticized the team for its 'big mouth' prior to the season. Max Verstappen remains fully behind the team.

"I don't think it's fair that Red Bull gets criticized for this", Verstappen is quoted by Motorsport-Total.com. The Dutchman is referring to the criticism the team received after saying that they had had their best preparation since 2013 and then dropped out after only fourteen laps.

Both Verstappens in the defense

"People have no idea what's going on on our team. I know, and I can say with certainty that it has been the best season preparation for us in years. We know Mercedes has done a really good job. And of course, it's not satisfactory to be half a second behind in qualifying. But there are reasons for that", said Verstappen."

Verstappen believes his team has made great strides this winter and hopes that this will soon be visible on the track. In the meantime he will defend the team against criticism from journalists. Just like his father, who reacted fiercely last week to criticism from journalist Arjan Schouten. He said: "Says someone who doesn't understand Formula 1"