“The way in which Lando’s driving, if this was the beginning of the 12 months with the automotive McLaren have now, they may in all probability beat Max for the championship, as a result of they’ve the tempo. However in some unspecified time in the future, he must go, ‘Okay, how do I do that? What else do I would like to review to make it occur?’”
F1 heads from Mexico to Brazil for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix and the ultimate a part of the penultimate triple header sequence this week, the place a fresh-faced Montoya made his personal assertion again in 2001 due to a daring lunge on the aforementioned and established Schumacher.
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The reminiscence of that breathtaking side-by-side second results in one last evaluation of the 2 title contenders – separated by 47 factors in Verstappen’s favour – and what may occur because the championship reaches its climax.
“I feel Max is constructed a little bit bit like me,” the famously combative Montoya says. “I feel Lando has grown so much, however he’s bought to be comfy sufficient to take it to Max, to [say], ‘Hey, there’s a line of how far you’ll be able to go along with me.’
“Max retains pushing the buttons, and I feel we’re going to see fireworks in some unspecified time in the future [across the remaining races]. It’s going to make issues actually good enjoyable.”
