News Details

Button impressed by Verstappen's pace but expects Mercedes fightback

Article To news overview © Getty Images/Red Bull Contentpool 2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button was impressed by the pace shown by Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing in final practice in Bahrain. Having topped the times in both Friday practice sessions, Verstappen stretched his advantage in Saturday's FP3 session to finish seven tenths of a second clear of Lewis Hamilton and the rest of the field. Button praised Verstappen's effort, especially in light of finishing so far ahead of teammate Sergio Perez in the same car. “I think we’re all wondering how that just happened," Button said on Sky Sports F1. “Really impressive. One, because Max is 1.3 seconds ahead of Sergio...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

"The better Perez does, the more respect he will...

After the winter testMax Verstappen and Red Bull Racing choose not to...
4y ago from GPBlog.com

Marko impressed by AlphaTauri, dazzled by...

Red Bull motorsport boss Helmut Marko was impressed by AlphaTauri's...
4y ago from F1i.com

Di Resta and Button explain reasons for Mercedes'...

Article To news overview © Mercedes After two under par performances in...
4y ago from RacingNews365.com

Martin Brundle impressed: "Verstappen is so at...

Friday practice sessions are now just 60 minutes each. As a result, it...
4y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Aprilia Racing presents 2026 MotoGP livery

Aprilia Racing kicked off 2026 by unveiling its newest MotoGP livery in...

VR46 boss defends Franco Morbidelli after...

VR46 Ducati Team Manager Pablo Nieto has defended Franco Morbidelli...
22h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Alex Palou delivers takedown of McLaren F1 drivers...

IndyCar champion Alex Palou has delivered a takedown of both McLaren...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Episode 860 – Halfway there …

Welcome to another episode of the Arsecast – the Arsenal podcast. In...
37m ago from Arseblog.com

'I would go absolutely ballistic' – Gyokeres...

Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres scored a much-needed goal in last night's...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

“My pocket was empty the last year” - Arsenal...

Arsenal defender William Saliba said he is ‘tired’ of finishing the...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Report: Arsenal handed huge boost in attempts to make...

Arsenal could be presented with a rare market opportunity this summer,...
4h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.