Sebastian Vettel says the key to Max Verstappen remaining an element within the drivers’ championship is his skill to carry out in high-pressure conditions and make few errors.
Verstappen gained at Las Vegas with each McLaren drivers disqualified and arrived on the Qatar Grand Prix inside race victory with the lead within the drivers’ championship. The Dutchman was greater than 100 factors behind then-leader Oscar Piastri simply seven races in the past, however Vettel believes a central ingredient of Verstappen’s fightback is his skill to maximise his efficiency wherever potential.
Vettel: “I feel the scary factor is that he is getting higher.” (Prime left of picture, with Verstappen) tPrevious F1 Past the Grid podcast. “We all know he is good, however he is nonetheless bettering, nonetheless has a hungry spirit, nonetheless has a need to study. I feel he works very onerous behind the scenes as properly, and that is what makes him so robust.”
“Clearly, on high of that, I feel he is blessed with a variety of expertise, however regardless that he is probably the most gifted drivers on the grid, in the end what makes him so robust, I feel it is at all times a mixture, however the important thing ingredient is his head.”
“In necessary conditions, he places his head down, makes only a few errors and will get the consequence when he wants it. All of us really feel stress, I do not assume it is potential to not really feel stress, however when he can put it apart and deal with what’s necessary, he can discover house in his head.”
Vettel believes the Purple Bull driver would be the most relaxed of the three title contenders heading into the ultimate two races of the season, given Verstappen’s monitor report and a fourth straight victory on the horizon.
“Proper now, yeah (he is in all probability not feeling the stress anymore),” Vettel mentioned earlier than the hole narrowed additional in Las Vegas. “Additionally, as a result of he gained a championship. Not many individuals have gained that many championships, however I have been fortunate to have gained just a few championships. And I feel the most important reduction for me was the primary win. It is a bit of bit like the primary win, the place you are like, ‘Wow, I can do that,’ and clearly after that first win, you need to win a championship greater than ever.”
“So he would not should show to himself that he can win a championship. And within the place he is in proper now, within the hunt, he is like, ‘OK, every part needs to be excellent, and if it really works, it really works, and if it would not, it would not work.’
