Left: Webber, Suzuka, 2013
Right: Verstappen, Suzuka, 2026
Same straight, find the differences
Watch where the speed starts to disappear because the battery is empty and the superclipping starts
They killed the element of @F1 that made it attractive: full throttle, last one who blinks, attacking corners on the limits of what these cars could handle
Excellence in driving was rewarded
Now excellence in battery technology is rewarded and great drivers no longer make the difference. Also why Russel isn’t miles ahead of Kimi, why Hamilton is on par with Charles and Hadjar is the closest teammate to Verstappen since Ricciardo.
The ICE is now just a glorified generator, energy is taken away from the straight into cornering speed and stored in the battery to increase acceleration out of corners, which, like Alonso said, the kitchen chefs could drive just as easily.
Jos Verstappen slaat alarm: Max dreigt z'n motivatie te verliezen door de verschrikkelijke nieuwe batterijregels. Nep-racen, groene agenda, kunstmatige sport – de F1-bureaucraten verpesten alles. De Verstappens zeggen wat niemand anders durft.
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Max Verstappen just owned the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
Pole by 1.9 seconds, one push lap.
Race win by 59+ seconds
2 races. 2 wins. 2 different cars.
100% record at the Ring 🐐
Max Verstappen is officially the most recent F1 driver to:
• Win in a Mercedes
• Win in a Red Bull
• Win in a Ferrari
Collecting them like infinity stones 🤯
Mercedes-Benz group has announced that Verstappen Racing is not just a Mercedes-AMG team, but is now considered an official ‘Performance Team’
Max's team will therefore compete in the GT World Challenge under the name "Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing"!
DE WARE MAX. 🚨 Liam Lawson klapt uit de school!
De jaloerse Britse pers liegt alles aan elkaar. Max is geen arrogante diva, maar een gouden gozer. Hij hielp Lawson door alles heen en deelt zelfs zijn privéjet.
Een ware kampioen🏎️🦁👑
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