'Your car is super-important, but I think when you’re an exceptional driver like, of course, Lewis is as well, you make a difference over your team-mate at the time' F1
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has responded to Lewis Hamilton’s praise of Adrian Newey, after the Mercedes driver singled out the RB18’s design chief for Red Bull’s current success.
Hamilton pointed out that Verstappen isn’t struggling over bumps, with the Red Bull enjoying ‘great ride quality’ and said: “I know he [Newey] did his thesis on ground-effect floors. It’s no surprise, to be honest. He’s one of the only ones that draw by hand, the design of cars. “That’s how it goes in Formula 1. Your car is super-important, but I think when you’re an exceptional driver like, of course, Lewis is as well, you make a difference over your team-mate at the time, because in very crucial races as well.
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