Max Verstappen: “More fun to overtake in 2016”

Placed among the most offensive drivers on the field, sometimes too much, as evidenced by certain collisions in which the Dutchman was involved, Max Verstappen believes that the new technical regulations introduced in 2017 do not facilitate overtaking.

The new single-seaters, with revised aerodynamics and including new, more imposing Pirelli tires, no longer allow the same fights according to the driver Red Bull.

« It was a lot more fun in 2016, he admits on his site. You could track yourself better and, in a way, it was more rewarding. Since 2017, it's a lot harder and less fun to actually compete.

The braking distance is shorter and it's just very difficult to follow each other. The car may also make unexpected movements and suddenly leave. »

The Dutchman also hopes that the future regulations expected for 2021, on which the FIA ​​and the manufacturers are working, will allow a tightening of positions. The case of the engine must be studied closely for the resident of Milton Keynes.

“The top three teams are fighting among themselves, but behind everything is pretty close, so it's still interesting and I think it's exciting too, at least from what I see on the screens during the race.

For Formula 1 in general it would be good if everything tightened up, so what you need to look at, These are the engines, the difference between them is still too big. »

The V6 turbo/hybrid architecture is expected to be retained in F1, but the MGU-H would be removed. Choices which would however impose “a different concept” of the current powertrain according to Bob Bell, engineering manager of Renault.