Verstappen, Max was wrong in criticizing Ferrari

A question of different ways and styles. The words of Max Verstappen on the alleged lack of competitiveness of Ferrari – traced back to the clarification issued by the FIA ​​with the technical directive regarding the correct use of the flow meter – and the accusation of having cheated, they raised a fuss at the end of the Grand Prix course in Austin.

A question of manners and style since, on the subject, it was not the only one to have its own. Hamilton also commented on the straight line speed differences in the United States, without launching, however, into direct accusations, not provable until a formal procedure arrives before the race weekend commissioners.

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THE NOTICES BEFORE THE BACKING

Before the words given to the Dutch TV Ziggo Sport, at a press conference when Max and Valtteri Bottas were asked if they were surprised by the Ferrari performance after the summer break and if they had an explanation, Verstappen commented: "I'm not surprised. Not at all. After what has emerged, that explains everything". And Bottas: "What came out?"

"The piece of paper"(The technical directive; ed).

"I did not see it".

JOS, HARD WORDS FROM MAX

Then, the avoidable lunge, the "that's what happens to cheating". Words that, in cold weather, he commented Jos Verstappen. Concepts that had to be expressed differently. "When I heard what Max had to say about Ferrari, I thought" oh, no ". It may not have been the smartest of statementsOn the other hand, I understand it, dedicates and wants to win. Before the summer break he had won two races and was on pole. They returned from the summer break and had no chance against the Ferraris.

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There was no difference last weekend. We don't know what teams do or don't do, the fact is that Ferrari was less fast and I think that Max was referring a little to this aspect in his words. Of course they emerged very hard, I understand "said Verstappen senior at Ziggo Sport.

RED BULL COMPETITIVENESS AND WASTED CHANCE

In the absence of a chance for Red Bull to return from the summer break, Verstappen would do well to ask Red Bull for the management of the Singapore weekend, on which enormous expectations were placed, except that he presented himself with set-up problems born on the simulator. In Sochi, the RB15s have never been in the race compared to Mercedes even before Ferrari. Suzuka and Austin, conditioned by race episodes, Spa from a Max mistake on the first lap.

To the recommendations, the directives, the technical clarifications of the FIA ​​we want to give a force that, in fact, is proper to the protest in front of the commissioners. A step that seems, almost by agreement between gentlemen, not wanting to appeal to top management teams.

WRONG MODES

The clarifications on the Mercedes wheels in 2018, on the use of oil in the combustion chamber even before, on the use of the flow meter in the lapse of time between one detection and the other in the case of the Ferrari power unit. One must go back to the Monaco GP a year ago to record an in-depth verification, raised by Mercedes, on the management of the ERS Ferrari, from which the Scuderia was perfectly in compliance with the technical standards.

"I think that we all know there's something wrong, but you can't say it that way. You can never know exactly what happens, but we can see from the data that suddenly the Ferraris were much less fasti ”, commented Jos Verstappen. The effect linked to an alleged cause.

"Before they earned between 7 and 9 tenths in a straight line, now the increase is halved, but you can't really prove that they cheated. And you shouldn't say too much about it ".