Mercedes respond to Verstappen's car swap idea

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13:48, 25 Oct 2020

The difference between Red Bull Racing and Mercedes often becomes clear in qualifying, when Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton repeatedly put Max Verstappen behind them. Verstappen tried to do things differently this weekend, proposing a car swap.

During the press conference after the qualifying session, Verstappen suggested to Hamilton to test privately with a Red Bull car and a Mercedes car to see what the real difference is between the two cars. The reigning world champion did not really respond to this, but afterwards the social media team of Mercedes reacted playfully to Hamilton's proposal.

Testing is always allowed

Via Instagram, Mercedes indicated that Verstappen can always call them if he wants to test a Mercedes car. "Max, you can always call us if you want to test a Mercedes." The Dutchman starts today in his own Red Bull from third place, just behind Hamilton.

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Gisteren stelde Verstappen aan Hamilton voor om één keer van auto te wisselen, om zo te kijken wat het verschil is tussen de bolides van Red Bull en Mercedes 👀🔁 Mercedes reageert dat Max altijd welkom is om een Mercedes te testen 😅 #ZiggoSportF1 #F1 #PortugeseGP 🇵🇹

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	100
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	80
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	63
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	51
5	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	49
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	43
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	26
8	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	16
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	10
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	5
12	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
13	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	4
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	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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