Verstappen Hoping Rule Change Can Propel His Title Charge
- Max Verstappen, a 27-year-old Dutch driver for Red Bull, competes this weekend at the Circuit de Catalunya, site of his maiden 2016 Formula One victory.
- Verstappen trails championship leader Oscar Piastri by 25 points and teammate Lando Norris by 22 points, as strong McLaren performances dominate the season thus far.
- Formula One introduced stricter front wing flexibility tests this year, a rule change Red Bull hopes will challenge McLaren’s current superiority on the mixed Spanish track.
- Red Bull boss Christian Horner called the update “a significant change” that may impact tyre degradation, while Ferrari’s Fred Vasseur described it as “a game-changer for everybody.”
- With 16 races remaining, teams anticipate the rule change could affect performance and the season’s outcome, keeping Verstappen’s title hopes alive as he seeks a fifth Spanish win.
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Max Verstappen hoping rule change can propel title charge
Max Verstappen returns to the scene of his maiden Formula One victory chasing his fourth consecutive Spanish success this weekend with his Red Bull team hoping a rule change will end McLaren’s supremacy. The four-time world champion triumphed on his Red Bull debut as a teenager at the Circuit de Catalunya in the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix and will hope another win, his fifth in Spain, will propel him into the thick of the title race. Strict front w…
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