Verstappen and Leclerc: a driving style that generates the same problems according to Jean Alesi

The negative feedback The major changes made to the technical regulations have given rise to various controversies in the world of Formula 1, starting with those of several drivers. Among these, the one who expressed the most dissatisfaction was the four-time world champion Max Verstappen, who in addition to criticizing the new single-seaters, even threatened to retire from Formula 1 after the Japanese Grand Prix, where he had not even reached the finishing line of Q3 in qualifying. Also in Suzuka, at the end of a race characterized by excellent overtaking, Charles Leclerc managed to get a podium finish, but despite this the Monegasque reiterated that he “can’t stand qualifying”, complaining about how driving faster in corners costs him time on the straight. The problem in common according to Alesi A problem, the latter, which is in common with the one Verstappen suffers, at least in the opinion of former Ferrari driver Jean Alesi: “Max is struggling a lot at the moment, really a lot, because you see the system they now have on the car, the way they manage the accelerator, they have less electrical power – he commented to RacingNews365 – is perhaps this the moment in which the fastest drivers are in more difficulty than the others? Perhaps, because we see the qualifying here (in Japan), Max and Charles were faster in every corner, but slower at the end of the lap.” The biggest problem Leclerc encountered was in the amount of energy lost from the SF-26 once the accelerator was released, which it could then no longer use on the straights. Verstappen was much clearer, defining the RB22 as “undriveable”, thanks to the car’s balance problems and the understeer when entering corners, plus the sudden oversteer during acceleration. As a result, while Leclerc always finished in the top four in the first three races of the world championship, the Dutchman achieved 6th place as his best result in Australia.