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Verstappen hopes new cars will mean closer driving
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen says that he hopes the new tyre and downforce regulations being brought in for the 2017 Formula One world championship will mean that drivers will get to race closer together than previous seasons. "Hopefully it mixes up a bit the grid," said Verstappen when asked what he would like to see from the new specifications. "That's always good for Formula One in general but hopefully for us as well. And then from there hopefully closer racing, less degradation when you're behind someone from the tyres so you can push a bit harder behind someone else for a few more laps." Although it was too soon to know how the new RB13 would fare on track...
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