Schumacher looks ahead: ‘New Verstappen engine an advantage’

Ralf Schumacher suspects Max Verstappen will run away with the world title at the end of the line. Schumacher says Red Bull will do better than Mercedes in the upcoming episodes. in his column for Sky Sport Germany He tells the German what to expect from the Grand Prix in Turkey and abroad.

The next round of the Formula 1 World Championship will be held at Istanbul Park Circuit in Turkey. Last season, due to the pandemic, the circuit was put on the calendar and he will visit the Formula 1 circus again this year. According to Schumacher, it is an ideal circuit for overtaking, but it also remains a difficult technical circuit. The former Formula 1 driver expects “it will be another exciting race”.

Verstappen wins Turkey

For the Netherlands, he expects nothing less than victory in Turkey: “Definitely with his new engine. I expect Max to win the race.” The German immediately looks ahead: “I would fit the next US Grand Prix to Lewis Hamilton, but not if he changed his engine there. The same is true for the new street circuit in Saudi Arabia, because this track is good for a W12. In this In connection, Hamilton has an advantage in these two races,” according to Schumacher, who himself managed six victories in his career.

He should hit Red Bull

For Red Bull Racing it will be really important to get to the track where they have a better package: “In Mexico Max is always good and the same is already true in Brazil. So a lot of points will fall in the direction of Red Bull.” The German continues: “It will still be exciting from the end to the end, with the title fight set in Abu Dhabi. Verstappen is likely to win this race, because what we also saw last year is that the current Red Bull car is also very, very bad. Strong.”