News Details

Verstappen denies F1 easier than karting

Max Verstappen has hit back at claims about how easy driving a modern Formula 1 car is. Recently, Lewis Hamilton said he could do three race distances on the trot, while Romain Grosjean says go-karting is more physically demanding than F1. Red Bull's Verstappen said he does not agree. 'If I go karting now, I would be completely exhausted while it was easy when I was 15,' he told Dutch media at Paul Ricard. 'But that doesn't mean I am less fit now. If you put friends of mine who go karting in an F1 car, they will be in severe neck pain the next day. It makes absolutely no sense to compare. 'You use different muscle groups for different activities and prepare differently. You see that in...
Full Story »
5y ago from ThisIsF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Why does Grosjean want a return of re-fueling in F1?

Romain Grosjean agrees with Lewis Hamilton's view that Formula 1 is not...
5y ago from F1i.com

Verstappen denies F1 easier than karting

Jun.21 Max Verstappen has hit back at claims about how easy driving a...
5y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Grosjean: I was more tired karting than doing a F1 race

After a recent karting foray with his mates, Romain Grosjean walked away...
5y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Romain Grosjean wears a work of art in France

It's often customary for drivers to sport special helmet liveries for...
5y ago from F1i.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Louis Foster reveals likely cause of scary 180MPH...

On lap 84 of Sunday’s Detroit Grand Prix, Louis Foster was involved in...
12h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Santino Ferrucci praises team for career best second...

Santino Ferrucci earned the best result of his eight year IndyCar career...
10h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

PL star wants to join Manchester United despite...

Bryan Mbeumo has reportedly decided to join Manchester United amid...
41m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Two transfer experts provide update on Sesko to...

Arsenal’s interest in Benjamin Šeško is serious, and the club have now...
1h ago from FreshArsenal.com

'Nobody knows anything yet' - Viktor Gyokeres responds...

Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres has claimed his future remains...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Summer transfer window 2025: Best free agents on offer...

As transfer season gets into full swing, Sports Mole looks at some of the...
7h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.