“Bring back the fucking V12”. Like this Sebastian Vettel he vented in Russia in 2019 when he was forced to withdraw from the race in place in Sochi due to a problem in the MGU-K of the power unit that equipped his Ferrari SF90. “These power units are very complex from an engineering point of view and very fascinating, but obviously I have my own position on this, I don’t think they are a big step forward for us who race and for those who look at us” were Vettel’s words for explain what was said on the radio.
Max Verstappen is among the youngest drivers on the starting grid, although having made his debut not yet of age in 2015 he already has a lot of experience behind him. The reigning world champion and ruler of the season already made his debut in the power unit era at the wheel of the Toro Rosso, but he proves to be an ‘old school’ driver also in terms of engines and not only when it comes to deciding whether to show off or not the number one that indicates the world champion on the track (it was from 2014 with Sebastian Vettel who did not see the # 1 on the grid). Since together with his father Jos Max lived the atmosphere of the paddock of F1 since he was small, the sound of naturally aspirated V10 or V12 engines is distinctly reminiscent.
During the interview supported by Max Verstappen together with FormulaPassion.it on the eve of the Italian Grand Prix, the Red Bull driver expressed his desire to go back to V10 or V12 engines if it were up to him to draw up the regulation regarding the engines, even if only purely for an emotional discourse unrelated to the excellent performance guaranteed by the current power units.
“Personally I would like to go back to ten or twelve cylinder engines. It’s not that there’s a problem with current machines it’s just that the sound of those machines was something else entirely. I remember in 2010 when I had the opportunity to enter the Formula 1 paddock I had goosebumps hearing the sound of the cars turning during practice. The speed itself was even slower than what we can achieve today and the cornering speeds of modern single-seaters are incredible but the impression it leaves a racing car with an engine like that is something else entirely. Today in the paddock, even if the Formula 1 cars are running, you can still talk and this is very different from an emotional point of view “, Verstappen’s words.
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