He's been prone to crashing, just not into people, mainly into walls. Pace is one thing, ultimate pace i.e. a full race time means a lot more. Qualifying does as well. Maldonado was very quick at times, but he crashed lots. Yes, it was a bit premature to promote Max. You're frankly wrong if you think Max wasn't fighting for points in the TR. In the end, who scored points for their teams at Monaco? Max didn't. Sainz would have likely stood on the podium in a Red Bull.drunkf1fan wrote:Nonsense, his pace is showing he deserves it, he doesn't need to mature, Kimi's crash was far more ridiculous in a car he was far far more experienced in.dren wrote:Ahhh Crash Verstappen. That will not be the last time we see such a weekend performance from him. Hindsight says Sainz should have gotten the promotion. Max needs another year or two to 'mature.'
Exciting Monaco race for once. Enjoy it; they don't happen very often!
The majority of drivers going into Monaco know every inch of that car, have driven it on multiple tracks, different levels of tire wear, different grip from the track, different tires at different tracks and in testing. Most drivers are extremely comfortable and can predict how the car will react. Max on the other hand has had very very little time in that car, at one track. Monaco is literally a track of inches, experience with a car gives you the feel to make the right turn within inches lap after lap.
he's also at a point where having not started the year in the car, RBR not being in the fight for the construction title, he wasn't going for points here but pushing for max speed. Had RBR been in with a real chance of hte constructors this year he should have gone a little slower, safer and gone for any points possible but RBR aren't in that situation and Max has to learn how to get every inch out of that car as quickly as possible.
This would be a difficult weekend for the second race regardless, then it was in changing conditions as well. Judging him on this weekend is ridiculous.
It was inevitable. He is promoted prematurely into the senior team and wins his first race. You can guarantee he thinks he is better than he is. I called both crashes this weekend. Let's see if he learns from them.