Max Verstappen ‘weak technically’ as Red Bull chief plays down Lewis Hamilton suggestions on..
Max Verstappen is “weak technically” and is not a superior driver to Sebastian Vettel in his peak when he won four consecutive F1 titles between 2010 and 2013 with Red Bull. That’s according to the team’s ex-head of engineering Guillaume Rocquelin, who remains on board as the head of their current driver academy.
“He is a leader by his attitude, his results. But I think he can improve from a technical point of view and in the way of developing the car.
Max Verstappen ‘weak technically’ as Red Bull chief plays down Lewis Hamilton suggestions on..
Verstappen’s successive titles point towards the idea that F1 has now entered the ‘Verstappen era’ after eight years of Mercedes dominance spearheaded by Lewis Hamilton.
Despite winning back-to-back titles, Rocquelin has argued that Verstappen is still inferior on a technical level to some of Red Bull’s former drivers as he humbled the Dutchman in light of his recent achievements.
He also declared that Vettel was already ahead of the Verstappen when he signed with Red Bull – insinuating that the 25-year-old still has some rough edges that are in need of improvement.
“I think Sebastian was a more complete driver than Max when he arrived with us. At the professional level, technique, mediation… he was trained at the [Michael] Schumacher ‘school’, who was his idol,” he told Eurosport France’s Les Fous du Volant podcast.
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“I think Max maybe had more natural talent, that’s what he relied on the most. But Sebastian was the most complete.
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Max Verstappen has now won back-to-back F1 world titles (Image: Getty)
“Max has always been a boss. He has enormous self-confidence, he knows what he wants and he is very direct.
“But I’ll be honest, Max is weak technically compared to other drivers we’ve worked with. I think he still has a lot of progress to make.
Max Verstappen ‘weak technically’ as Red Bull chief plays down Lewis Hamilton suggestions on..
Max Verstappen is “weak technically” and is not a superior driver to Sebastian Vettel in his peak when he won four consecutive F1 titles between 2010 and 2013 with Red Bull. That’s according to the team’s ex-head of engineering Guillaume Rocquelin, who remains on board as the head of their current driver academy.
“He is a leader by his attitude, his results. But I think he can improve from a technical point of view and in the way of developing the car.
Max Verstappen ‘weak technically’ as Red Bull chief plays down Lewis Hamilton suggestions on..
Verstappen’s successive titles point towards the idea that F1 has now entered the ‘Verstappen era’ after eight years of Mercedes dominance spearheaded by Lewis Hamilton.
Despite winning back-to-back titles, Rocquelin has argued that Verstappen is still inferior on a technical level to some of Red Bull’s former drivers as he humbled the Dutchman in light of his recent achievements.
He also declared that Vettel was already ahead of the Verstappen when he signed with Red Bull – insinuating that the 25-year-old still has some rough edges that are in need of improvement.
“I think Sebastian was a more complete driver than Max when he arrived with us. At the professional level, technique, mediation… he was trained at the [Michael] Schumacher ‘school’, who was his idol,” he told Eurosport France’s Les Fous du Volant podcast.
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“I think Max maybe had more natural talent, that’s what he relied on the most. But Sebastian was the most complete.
F1 Grand Prix Of Mexico
Max Verstappen has now won back-to-back F1 world titles (Image: Getty)
“Max has always been a boss. He has enormous self-confidence, he knows what he wants and he is very direct.
“But I’ll be honest, Max is weak technically compared to other drivers we’ve worked with. I think he still has a lot of progress to make.
