Of course you believe that, and I was talking about Silverstone not Monza. Of course, if Lewis continued in Monza then I would cite it, but fortune went Max’s way that occasion and there was equal loss on both sides in that clash.Ryar wrote: ↑08 Nov 2021, 04:55IMO he did exactly what he should have done in Monza. It's overrated to say, "picking the battle". When the championship contender is available for an attack, in a close championship fight, a driver has to take chances, which Max did. There was space and like most top dogs, he went for it. He gained psychological edge in that incident, if not points on track.AeroDynamic wrote: ↑08 Nov 2021, 00:17He’s certainly taken steps forward but he isn’t the finished article (yet?) I don’t agree with your opinion about him being like Prost at this stage, he still nearly threw away his championship by battling very hard into a corner that he didn’t need to. What you said is a very diplomatic way of saying he doesn’t drive with very poor judgement like he did a couple of years ago.Big Tea wrote: ↑08 Nov 2021, 00:13
The stand out feature of Max this year is that he is not making mistakes. He is almost machine like.
Max of last year was likely to go for a 48/52 if it would be advantageous for the other guy if the both DNF, this year he is weighing up everything and not caving to pressure. Even his radio calls are like he is in a business meeting rather than getting his moss off with the team, even when they may deserve it.
Someone somewhere has taken him aside and put a new perspective in his head. Whoever it was (especially if it was himself) is responsible for his success this year. He is Prost like.
But otherwise I agree with his driving performance in terms of consistency and working under pressure. He just needs to bring in a little more willingness to see the bigger picture, pick his battles and risks and know when to comrpomise for the grand scheme of things.
Thankfully for Verstappen, the team, the car, backing the level he has been at this year, he will likely get away with it this time. But if he continues to force battles that he doesn’t need to, it will cost him championships in the future, when he is fighting another team / driver / car that is also enjoying a season as good as his. It definitely helps when fortune comes back your way to compensate for misfortune in other races, but that doesn’t always happen. And in this season, if it had not, it could’ve easily cost him the championship.