Verstappen wants to "have to get pasta" with Antonelli after the Italian gave him a tow in qualifying
After Andrea Kimi Antonelli inadvertently gave Max Verstappen a tow on his final push lap in qualifying at Silverstone, the reigning champion conceded that he will "have to get pasta together soon."
Red Bull endured a shock start to the British Grand Prix weekend. The Milton Keynes-based outfit brought an updated floor to Silverstone, but the team looked unable to find the right balance for its RB21.
However, reigning champion Max Verstappen started Saturday in a much better shape, displaying heavily improved pace compared to the opening day of the weekend.
The Dutch driver then topped the first segment of qualifying and put in a sensational final flying lap to beat his nearest rivals by a tenth of a second.
After Andrea Kimi Antonelli inadvertently gave Max Verstappen a tow on his final push lap in qualifying at Silverstone, the reigning champion conceded that he will "have to get pasta together soon."
"He helped me a little bit on my lap, so I was saying thank you. Kimi gave me a bit of a tow... We'll have to get pasta together soon," Verstappen added.
Asked about the challenges of the Silverstone track, the four-time F1 champion stated: "Well, I think it's natural. Tracks that I just enjoy more. I don't like street circuits in general.
"I just like the high speeds, where you have to be committed. It's more flowing. That's really where an F1 car comes alive. Naturally, of course, the car has to work with you, right?
"We know that on this kind of track the car just comes alive a bit more. But as you could see yesterday, we were also struggling a lot with our balance. So, we had to fix that as well to be able to do what we did today."
