It’s no secret that Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing are happy to be fighting Scuderia Ferrari and no longer Mercedes in the 2022 Formula 1 season. The duel with the German racing team was fierce on the track last season, but perhaps even more so outside the track: team bosses Christian Horner and Toto Wolff had several heated discussions, while team members of Mercedes and Red Bull were always at each other.
Red Bull’s battle with the Maranello team has been very different this season.
”I prefer what we have now. I have known Charles (Leclerc) for a long time and he is a good guy. We are also of the same age, we are only a few weeks apart. We fight with Ferrari and when they win a race we can congratulate them and they do the same when we win. I really respect that,” Max Verstappen said a few weeks ago in an interview for Sky Italia.
The 2021 F1 world champion also mentions his good relationship with Ferrari’s staff. ”I have a good relationship with Mattia Binotto and also with Gino (Rosato, the Ferrari employee who posted this video on Instagram). Even on Saturday night at Paul Ricard we could laugh together. On the track you want to beat each other, but outside you can just have fun together.”
When asked if he missed that in the 2021 battle against Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton, the Dutchman has to laugh a little. ”Then I didn’t sit down with them (Mercedes) on Saturday night. The click we have with Ferrari and just in general the respect I have for Ferrari is much better,” Max Verstappen concluded.
Ferrari employee Gino Rosato wanted to point out this interview and believes Max Verstappen’s respect and words of appreciation for the Maranello are ‘a great testimonial for the great team of people at Ferrari’. Here is his full message:
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“Max Verstappen a phenomenal driver and great guy, top soul ,,, his words are very true and a great testimonial for the great team of people at Ferrari. This incredible team showed just how well they worked from last year, putting together an incredible car, the impossible from where we stood last year. A lot of work still to be done to get to that final stage, but the same guys who brought this incredible car to life are the same ones getting all the rest of the detailed work, to that final step ! Patients and time will get there !!! We are there to win and bring the spirit of passion, class on track, to be representative of this beautiful brand, we are part of . Gentleman at all time, in win, like in loss !! This shows the quality of people we have ,, class is not ass !! 🙏🙏 This interview couldn’t have been made by more special person @mara_sangi #class #passion #respect” – Gino Rosato posted on his Instagram account.
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