Vettel urges Verstappen to not follow 'the nature of F1'

07:30, 25 Apr

bySavannah Lenz

While speaking to Sky Sports, Sebastian Vettel commented on the rumours of Max Verstappen's possible move from Red Bull Racing.

Verstappen is currently third in the World Drivers' Championship standings. He is 12 points behind the leader, Oscar Piastri. Verstappen's team, Red Bull Racing is also third in the constructors' championship standings. Despite not being as stable as they once were, Sebastian Vettel has urged verstappen to stick with Red Bull Racing.

When talking to Sky Sports, Vettel said, "I think it’s the time when you really bond. It’s the time, after so many years, you are so close to each other. Some people left and some people came, but whether you win championships or not is happening anyways, it’s the nature of F1. But now is the time where you stick together and you have the chance to bounce back."

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He continued, “Max is an incredible talent,”.

The former Red Bull Racing driver added, “He has matured tremendously over the past few years. I think the way he now builds his races is different from before. It’s become much smarter. The progress he has made is not so much in lap times. It’s about consistency, reliability - that he’s there every time."

Vettel and Verstappen both earned four consecutive championships with Red Bull.

"The time he sometimes takes to make an overtaking move, waiting for the right moment. He oversees the race, sees the opportunities he gets. And if the opportunity isn’t there, then he shifts back to aggression.” Vettel added.

“He has very good control over himself, and that makes him currently the strongest on the grid. That combination of aggression and experience, together with his natural speed, is amazing to see."

This article was written in collaboration with Mitchel van der Hoef.