Verstappen: “Couple of points in Spa ‘- Telegraaf.nl

Max Verstappen after his 4th place at the Grand Prix Hungary plans for the race in Belgium. Next weekend the battle for the world title in F1 resumed after a short summer break with the Grand Prix at the Spa. “Hopefully I can score a few points of my home crowd,” said the 17-year old driver of Toro Rosso

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Yet it will be difficult to drive in sections actually thinks Verstappen. “Spa-Francorchamps will be for us through the long straights will be a tougher race than in Hungary,” he says on his website.

Verstappen, born in Belgium to a Belgian mother and Dutch father Jos , hopes the cheers of his home crowd. “That has to be something special,” said the Limburger . He rode in the premier class has not previously on the circuit of Spa, but won last year in Formula 3 all three races of the Belgian race weekend.

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Also there is from the Grand Prix in Belgium a new starting procedure in Formula 1. “From now on we must all institutions on Saturday, as we are going to use on race day, all capture,” Verstappen explains. “First we were allowed for example to change the clutch and torque even when we were on the starting grid, but that is history. This makes us more dependent on the team, because only if the settings are correct, you can make a good start. There more variations will come at the start, with larger differences between good and bad starts, “Verstappen.

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Verstappen has scored 22 points so far and thus stands 11th in the battle for the world title. Reigning champion Lewis Hamilton is leading with 202 points, followed by his teammate Nico Rosberg with 181 points.

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