F1 analyst Windsor advises Verstappen to 'be a bit cooler'

10:16, 11 Jun
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F1 analyst Peter Windsor has told Max Verstappen to "try and be a bit cooler" after being asked what the four-time world champion could do to improve in the world of Formula 1.
The Dutchman has proven himself to be one of the all-time greats in the pinnacle of motorsport, such is his talent and class in the way he drives, and the 73-year-old could not find anything the Dutchman needed to improve on.
"I did say a few years ago that I thought [Sergio] Perez was showing up Max in terms of traction out of slow corners and how to massage the right rear or left rear, depending on whether it was left or right-handed, out of slow corners," the Australian explained during a live stream on his YouTube channel.
"I think Max has improved a lot in that area as a result. I think he was aware of that, and I think Max now is very, very good in terms of putting the power down in a very, very linear way. His throttle application is pretty much on a piece of string based on how much load he's got on the outside rear."
Max Verstappen currently sits P3 in the drivers' championship, 49 points off championship leader Oscar Piastri.
Max Verstappen currently sits P3 in the drivers' championship, 49 points off championship leader Oscar Piastri.

Windsor only has this pointer for Verstappen

However, there is one tip that Windsor does have for Verstappen: "I suppose you could say, try to be a bit cooler when you think the FIA or the team are doing the wrong thing. I suppose it's about the only thing really."
Despite that advice, it has become evident in recent weeks that the analyst also supports Verstappen against his team and the stewards, with the Australian saying that Red Bull were at fault in the incident between the Dutchman and George Russell, while also believing that the stewards made a major mistake by not penaliseing Charles Leclerc when he grazed the side of Verstappen's car down the start/finish straight in Barcelona.
"You don't want any more penalties," Windsor continued about Verstappen. "But I think in terms of what he does with the race car, hard to think of Sterling Moss, or Jim Clark, or Fangio, or Ascari, or Lauda, or Schumacher, or Hamilton at his peak, or Senna, any of these guys doing a better job than Max.
"I think that's the standard. That's how good he is, and that's why he's getting so much out of that Red Bull compared with Tsunoda," concluded the 73-year-old.
This article was written in collaboration with Cas van de Kleut