Pierre Gasly praised former teammate Max Verstappen, describing Verstappen and Red Bull F1 as “an incredibly efficient package”.
Pierre Gasly was promoted to Red Bull Racing in 2019 to team up with Max Verstappen, but was quickly sent back to sister team Toro Rosso (now AlphaTauri) after half a season.
While Pierre Gasly is rebuilding his F1 career, Max Verstappen is on track to claim his first F1 title in 2021 and has eight wins from 13 races this year to build an 80-point lead in the standings.
Reflecting on their respective journeys, Pierre Gasly takes his hat off to the ‘excellent’ Max Verstappen on the successes he has achieved so far.
“I’ve raced Max for the last 15 years, even before Formula 1. Racing with him was always intense,” Gasly told Express Sport.
“Past fights, close fights are something I’ve always loved. He’s obviously very talented and good.”
“I think the experience and combination that he has built up at Red Bull Racing is an incredibly efficient package.”
Max Verstappen made his F1 debut for Toro Rosso in 2015 at the age of 17.
Max Verstappen showed impressive pace from the start, but several rivals questioned his approach to racing, and at one stage the so-called ‘Verstappen Rule’ was introduced to restrict movement under braking. prevented.
Since then, Pierre Gasly believes Max Verstappen has developed into a complete package.
“He was probably a little rough when he came to F1, very aggressive, and even though he was always very competitive, he made some mistakes in the beginning,” Gasly added.
“But I think over the last few years he’s fully demonstrated his potential. He made very few mistakes, performed well both inside and outside the weekend, giving the best performance that Red Bull has to offer him. there is
“It’s very impressive. But like I said, it’s always interesting to race with him. Hopefully in the future I can have a really good, hard fight with him.”
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