Jos, father of the new monarch, thanked “the tactical decisions” of the Red Bull team: “We have often won thanks to that.”
Former driver and father of Max Verstappen (Red Bull), Jos Verstappen, said that the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where his son was proclaimed this Sunday Formula One world champion, “has been crazy.”
“We expected the safety car to leave the track as soon as possible. Fortunately we were able to run one more lap on the soft tires and Max did it, ”Jos Verstappen told the Dutch network Ziggo.
British driver Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) led the test until, with five laps to go, the accident of Canadian Nicholas Latifi (Williams) caused the safety car to hit the track.
The race was relaunched with one lap to go and Verstappen, with fresher tires that he had taken advantage of to put on with the entry of the safety car, overtook Hamilton and secured his first title.
“If Max left the track for a moment, he would get five seconds. If not, nothing would have changed. In the end everything turned out as it should be, now we are going to party ”, said Jos Verstappen.
The father of the world champion thanked the Red Bull team for “the tactical decisions”: “We have often won because of that.” (D)
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