Verstappen dismisses critical F1 'experts'
Nov.18 - Max Verstappen has dismissed the opinions of "experts" who were critical of the Dutch driver after the Turkish GP.
Countryman Robert Doornbos called it "one of Max's worst performances", Timo Glock said he "took too many risks", and Jacques Villeneuve said Istanbul reminded him of the 23-year-old's "first years in Formula 1".
Another former driver, Marc Surer, said it was also the "worst start" to the race for Verstappen compared to all the other drivers.
Verstappen explained that his front wing had been incorrectly set up, and also said the slippery Istanbul surface explains his poor race start.
"We have too much engine vibration, so we get more wheel spin," he told Ziggo Sport.
"You don't see it on normal starts when the grip is high enough."
As for the criticism of the 'experts', Verstappen responded: "First of all, they are clearly not experts. These people obviously don't know what's going on.
"After the race, we found that the wing position was incorrect by seven degrees, so I was just understeering everywhere. And I don't think I drove the car too aggressively.
"I just did what I have done for the last two years - I didn't do anything weird," he added.
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VER has spent the better part of six seasons dismissing criticism. Why change now?
Most of these "Experts" just like their name in print
I´m not sure if was his or team´s mistake but mistakes started on qualificatioation.
despite being Verstappen fan, I think he was too agrssive for the condition which made him spin and loose a race that could have won, I thought he would, at least...
Formula 1 fans love it when Max makes the racing exciting, lets not be Fair Weather Fans. His car wasn't set up correctly and the conditions were challenging. I thought it was a great race and I wish I could have seen it in person. David laRuse