News Details
Safety Car driver responds after ‘turtle' jibe
Apr.13 Formula 1's safety car driver has defended himself following criticism after the Australian GP. World champion Max Verstappen described the green Maylander-driven Aston Martin safety car in Melbourne as a 'turtle'. 'In a straight line, he was doing a maximum of 140kph, although there were no wrecked cars in that section. 'I don't know why we had to drive so slowly,' the Red Bull driver said. Maylander, who is F1's long-time safety car driver and once an accomplished racer in the DTM and top-level sports cars including Le Mans, was asked about the comments. 'I'm well aware of the criticism from drivers like Verstappen, but I couldn't do much,' the 50-year-old insisted. 'It's nice...
Full Story »
Full Story »
4y ago from OneStopStrategy.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Sebastian Vettel reports for duty in Melbourne
Sebastian Vettel reported for duty on Wednesday in Melbourne where the...
4y ago from F1i.com
‘These f***ing Red Bulls’: Russell fumes in Free...
Mercedes driver George Russell was not particularly impressed with Red...
4y ago from Formula1News.co.uk
Ricciardo: In a decent place with the car in Melbourne
Daniel Ricciardo is relieved to be racing in front of his home fans in...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Wolff: No magic fix for Mercedes in Melbourne
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, admits his team still has no solutions for...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Aleix Espargaro to undergo surgery after vertebral...
No description available...
3h ago from Motorsport.com
Alex Marquez still involved in Ducati’s MotoGP...
No description available...
2h ago from Motorsport.com
Nicolo Bulega is not Ducati's "first choice"...
No description available...
23h ago from Motorsport.com
How Ai Ogura is starting to fulfil his MotoGP potential
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Christian Lundgaard: Bye week a chance to “unite”...
No description available...
14h ago from Motorsport.com
Roger Penske adds voice to discussion on US sports...
Roger Penske, owner of the NTT IndyCar Series and the Indianapolis Motor...
17h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Tweaked single-car Fast Six qualifying set for...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
OpenAI expands partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing to...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Why WRC Croatia victory was “quite special” for...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Thierry Neuville crashes out of Croatia lead in final...
A dramatic WRC Rally Croatia kept the biggest shock for the Wolf Power...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
WRC Croatia: Driver crashes… then sits down for...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Arsenal star open to summer exit, change of agent...
Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus could find himself at the center of transfer...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com
'They didn't have an answer' - Thierry Henry explains...
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry reckons Sporting CP could get the better of...
5h ago from SportsKeeda.com
‘No fear. Pure fire’: Mikel Arteta rallies wounded...
ager calls on players and fans to embrace the chance of Champions League...
6h ago from TheGuardian.com
Sources: Arsenal willing to sell Jesus and Havertz to...
Arsenal are intensifying their efforts to secure the signing of Julián...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Comments
Hottest News
F1: Domenicali hits out at rules critics
F1 CEO, Stefano Domenicali has hit out at those... Read More »
1h ago from Pitpass.com
Lando Norris tackles daunting Nurburgring as F1 arrives at...
Reigning champion Lando Norris has been snapped... Read More »
40m ago from GPFans.com
What do you know about teenagers in F1?
Following 19-year-old Kimi Antonelli's rise to... Read More »
50m ago from BBC.co.uk
