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Felipe Massa is in legal proceedings against F1 for the 2008 championship that he lost to Lewis Hamilton.
Many Formula 1 personalities are convinced that any other driver in Checo’s place would do better and make the competition more difficult for Max Verstappen, but Felipe Massa is sure that neither Lewis Hamilton nor Fernando Alonso would have better results than the Mexican.
And one of the most desired seats on the grid is one of Red BullHowever, not all pilots are ready to be Max’s companions, as Daniel Ricciardo, Alex Albon and Pierre Gaslyalthough the last two received their opportunity when they were still very young, while, Ricciardo He couldn’t stand seeing that the team revolved around the Dutchman.
Felipe Massa recognizes Checo’s work
Felipe Massa, former Ferrari driver, stated that there is no one on the grid who could do a better job than Checo at Red Bull, what’s more, that no one is capable of stopping Max Verstappen and much less for the devastating level that 2023 has shown.
“What Max has shown this season is unprecedented. Even if we put Lewis Hamilton or Fernando Alonso In the other car, I’m not sure it changed much. Maybe a little, but believe me, They wouldn’t beat Max either“.
Felipe Massa, former Ferrari driver
Maybe the Brazilian is right, because with everything and the very complicated moments he has had Czech so far this season, such as being left out of Q3 several consecutive weekends or his retirements in Japan and Mexico remains in second place in the Drivers’ Championship.
No need for changes at Red Bull
For Massa, things at Red Bull are working well with Max and Checo, so he doesn’t see the need to look for a replacement for ‘Chequito’, at least for the moment; “As long as Max is happy and the team wins the drivers’ and constructors’ championships, I think it would be wise to leave things as they are.”
Felipe Massa, who is in legal proceedings against F1 for the 2008 championship, is convinced that a change of partner would be a setback for Verstappen; “Max is obviously feeling good and is winning almost every race. For him, any change would be a deterioration.”.
“Let’s be honest: We would all prefer the championship to be decided in the last roundas happened in Abu Dhabi in 2021. If we think like this, we certainly want the best driver on the grid to take over from Pérez after Max.”
Felipe Massa on competition in F1
Since Checo Pérez arrived at Red Bull in 2021 A large number of voices within the paddock questioned Christian Horner’s decision and although the Mexican has shown that he has enough level to fight alongside Max, the criticism against him does not stop.
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