Brawn excited by young stars in Formula 1

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16:29, 27 Dec 2020

Red Bull Racing and Max Verstappen were lagging behind from the start of the season. Partly because of this, the Dutchman ended up in a number of unfortunate situations. A shame, according to Ross Brawn, but he has seen a better Verstappen than ever.

"I think Max has matured very well this year," said Brawn in the F1 Nation podcast. "Especially when you think back to the Max of a few years ago... I have to say that he was pretty unlucky this year. It has happened a couple of times that his car didn't perform as it should and he got into incidents that weren't his fault. A number of great races from him were taken away from us as a result."

Verstappen gets competition from Russell

Brawn is excited about the future of sport with plenty of young talent coming through the ranks. George Russell is of particular interest.

"We have a lot of good drivers and I think we were all massively excited that George Russell got into the Mercedes. That was a fairy tale that didn't quite come true, but I don't think we will forget that. We ' “ve had some great stories this year,” said Brawn.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	72
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	63
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	49
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	41
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	25
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	21
7	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	15
9	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	12
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	10
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
13	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
15	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
16	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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