Jacques Villeneuve defends Red Bull team orders call at F1 Azerbaijan GP
1997 Formula 1 champion Jacques Villeneuve has backed Red Bull's Azerbaijan Grand Prix strategy. During the closing stages of the race on the demanding Baku City Circuit, Max Verstappen and team-mate Isack Hadjar were running one behind the other. Although Hadjar had a tyre advantage, the Milton Keynes outfit chose not to instruct the four-time champion to yield track position to allow the ...…
Jacques Villeneuve, the 1997 Formula 1 champion, has defended Red Bull's strategy during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The team chose not to swap the positions of Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar, despite Hadjar having a tyre advantage. According to Villeneuve, there was no reason for Verstappen to let Hadjar pass.
Villeneuve praised Red Bull's reading of the race, saying it was "perfect". He noted that Hadjar was on the better tyre, but Verstappen's lap times were similar, and he was able to build an eight-second gap on Hadjar in the final laps. This allowed Verstappen to challenge for the lead, ultimately finishing second behind George Russell.
Verstappen and Hadjar finished second and third, respectively, with Hadjar having been out with a wrist injury for six weeks. Villeneuve's comments were made during the Sky Sports F1 broadcast.
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