Spicy things in the Puszta: Max Verstappen on the attack course

“I like the Hungaroring, it’s one of my favorite tracks,” said the Red Bull star. The entire team is looking forward to this race. “It is one of the hottest of the year and the course is normal for us,” emphasized the Dutchman. The starting position promises excitement despite the large gaps in the rankings.

Hamilton admits: “It hurts like hell” Here is a Verstappen in top form and a Sebastian Vettel after the perceived sporting resurrection at his home race at the Hockenheimring. There an ailing defending champion Hamilton. Nobody won more often on the 4,381 kilometer long course. And after the recent Mercedes “Armageddon” (original sound of team boss Toto Wolff), Hamilton wants to send the Silver Arrows crew, who are used to success, into their four-week vacation with a feeling of hurrah.

Hamilton only remained ninth in Hockenheim after his pole position; the mistakes made by the team and himself left their mark. “I'm not lying, it hurts like hell,” confessed the Brit. Nevertheless, the lead in the World Cup standings is comfortable. Verstappen is only in third place, 63 points behind the 34-year-old Brit. Lewis Hamilton's self-confidence suffered a small setback at Hockenheim. © AP / Jens Meyer

That's not a little, but not an impossible amount. Especially since Verstappen, who was once not wrongly criticized as a hooligan, has worked on himself. He still drives without compromise, and Charles Leclerc felt it shortly before the end of his victory in Austria. Verstappen, who was the youngest driver to enter Formula 17 at the age of 1 and will be completing his 100th race this year, has become more mature. And that at 21. Red Bull is not yet at its highest level In the last 20 races, the Dutchman, whose father Jos once drove in Formula 1 himself and was even a teammate of Michael Schumacher, has always finished in the top five. He came fifth four times, fourth five times, third five times, second three times and first three times. And that with a Red Bull racing car that, even after the engine change from Renault to Honda, still does not have the exceptional format of earlier versions.

In contrast to Vettel, who has not won for almost a year, Verstappen also makes optimal use of the Mercedes men's weaknesses. However, his chances of success always seem to increase when the action on the track is to the racing spectacle fan's liking. If necessary, Verstappen will take care of it himself.

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Spicy things in the Puszta: Max Verstappen on the attack course

Max Verstappen will take care of the additional sharpness in the puszta. A week after his triumphant victory at the German Grand Prix, the 21-year-old Dutchman can and wants to work his way up to second place in the World Championship and further reduce the gap to Formula 1 leader Lewis Hamilton.

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