Max Verstappen wants to minimize any concerns after experiencing strong pre-season tests in pirouettes.
During these six days of winter testing in Barcelona, no one has committed more mistakes than Max Verstappen. The Red Bull driver frequently lost control of his RB16, even though he always stayed away from the wall and never damaged his car.
"I knew I was going to come here [talk to reporters] today, so I thought, 'We need a topic, I'm going to spin around,'" jokes Verstappen. "This is something that is happening. I want to test the limits of the car, and I think it has worked very well. Thanks to these few spins, I knew where the limit was."
When asked if fans are right to worry about an overly nervous RB16, the Dutchman replies, "They don't drive the car, so they don't know. I'm not worried at all." Alexander Albon, who also went on a gravel excursion this Friday, confirms: "It was just a question of attacking, trying to see what the car is capable of. Besides, the wind fluctuates a lot. It's not just Max and I. I think there was a lot of spin in all the teams. "
Red Bull remained very discreet during the first five days of winter testing, but Verstappen looked for performance this afternoon: 1'16 "805 with C2 tires and 1'16" 384 in C3 gums - times similar to those signed by many other stables with the most tender compound, C5. He even seemed to have set off for a 1'15 lap with the C4s but slowed down before crossing the finish line.
In any case, the pleasure was there. "It's more fun to drive a car like that, after just doing a lot of laps. Everything seemed to work relatively well. We didn't have the softest compound, but I think the balance of the car was still good. " Verstappen concludes: "We have tested everything we wanted to test on all these test days, which I am very satisfied with."
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