Rosberg lyrical after Max Verstappen's performance in Belgium

13:59, 26 Jul

byTim Kraaij

Nico Rosberg is lyrical about Max Verstappen after the sprint race in Belgium. According to the former F1 world champion, the Dutchman's qualities should be appreciated even more.

"We have to appreciate what an incredibly brilliant drive that was from Max Verstappen," the 2016 world champion began his analysis for Sky Sports. "From the outside, sometimes it can look a little easier, but in the car, he has a slower car than the McLarens; he has the maximum pressure - Oscar was always 0.6-0.7s behind all the way."

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"When you're inside the car, the pressure from Max is so insanely high in that car. One tiny mistake and the win is again. It's so much easier for the guy who's following, who most of the race did not have anyone behind him."

"In a race car, you are finding the limit, which changes every lap because of the tyre wear and the fuel coming down. You want to get close to that limit, without going over in the case of Max."

"If you're Oscar, you can scan the limit, and he doesn't mind going over. He goes over a bit, loses half a second, then can have another go. That's the enormous difference," Rosberg concluded his hymn of praise.