Yesterday at 07:25
Max Verstappen has moved to shut down the debate surrounding which
IndyCar driver would fare best in F1, in the wake of Alex Palou
being linked to Red Bull. The Spanish driver, who is a four-time
champion in the American series, has been reported as a potential
team-mate of the 27-year-old. Whilst that speculation is unfounded,
with the Milton Keynes squad likely to partner F1's four-time
drivers' champion with either Isack Hadjar or Liam Lawson if Yuki
Tsunoda is not retained, it has reignited the debate about moving
from IndyCar to F1. Red Bull has denied all ties, but the debate
has been compounded by the news that Colton Herta will leave
IndyCar for F2 and a year as a Cadillac F1 reserve driver as he
fights for his dream of racing in the championship. So, when
Verstappen was asked about Palou due to the rumours flying around,
he was quick to wave off a conversation he does not believe to be
time well spent. "It's always so difficult to say," the Red Bull
driver told the media, including RacingNews365 . "I know Alex
already from go-karting times, and I think what he is achieving in
IndyCar is incredible. "It's so impressive to see, but it's
impossible to know how people will do in F1, and it's the same
question the other way round – how would you do in Indycar? You
have no idea." Verstappen does not see the virtue in trying to
guess how drivers might perform in other series. "So, for me, it's
a bit of a waste of time to try to debate that," the 65-time grand
prix winner added. "I'm just so happy to see him doing so well in
IndyCar and the way he's been dominating."
