Verstappen brings a plus to the discipline according to Montoya

Quickly placed in the spotlight upon his arrival in F1 in 2001, with his style still very offensive, Juan Pablo Montoya admitted that the emergence of the Dutchman Max Verstappen can only bring positive things for F1.

“Max is really good. He is on everyone's minds because he tries to overtake, he is aggressive, recalls Montoya in a video published on the F1 Youtube page. Does he ever make mistakes because he's too aggressive? Yes […] But he likes the fight, he knows that he is developing […] It's not a bad thing. Sport needs this. »

The old pilot McLaren also looks at the potential hierarchy for the 2017 season in F1. His former team faced the departures of Ron Dennis and Jost Capito, and was able to count on the arrival of Zak Brown while Jenson Button will be replaced in the seat of the future MCL32 by Stoffel Vandoorne.

McLaren will thus approach the 2017 season with new momentum, Montoya wishing to see the Woking single-seaters play the leading roles again. « Mercedes will be there again. It would be nice to see Ferrari ou Red Bull win again, or again Williams, mentions the Team Penske driver for this year's Indianapolis 500.

I think McLaren has all the tools to be at the front and I think Honda is getting closer. I'm not sure they will be at that level this year, but I would like to see McLaren evolve where Ferrari and Red Bull are. »