Max Verstappen claims Monaco is ‘a lot more dangerous’ than Spa amid safety focus ahead of F1 Belgian GP

Reigning F1 world champion Max Verstappen believes Monaco is “a lot more dangerous” than Spa-Francorchamps amid a debate about the track's safety record. 
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull R
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull R

Safety at Spa has been brought into sharp focus following the recent 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:death of Dilano van ’t Hoff in a Formula Regional European Championship race earli🌞er this month. 

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The tragic accident occurred in wet conditions and near to where 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Anthoine Hubert was killed in an F2 crash in 2019. 

Both fatal crashes have prompted questions 🐭as to whether more can be done to improve safety at the circuit, particularly with rain expected to impact this we🔜ekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. 

Asked if more changes are needed to make Spa safer, Verstappen replied: “There are always things that can be done🌊 better.

"We are racing in Monaco, which i⛄s a lot more dangerous than here, but we race there because it is deemed safe enough.

"Accide🔯nts happen, unfortunately. When you look back at the accident, it was extremely unfortunate the way it happened.

"There is not a lot you can do or change for it to be a lot safer. There are other tracks where you can have a crash and bounce back onto the track, there's low visibility and that can happen aga🐬in.

"It was unlucky, in a way, that it happened at Spa twice, b✃oth close to each other.”

Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB19. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 7, Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, Monaco,
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB19. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 7, Monaco Grand…

The Red Bull driver added: "I don't ♌think it is track related.

"There ℱare dangerous corners, yes, and in the wet there are always more risks.

"Everyone is competentཧ enough to make the right calls. If it is too wet, it is too wet."

Seven-time world champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton insisted he has 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:full faith in the FIA to manage driver safety this weekend, while 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pierre Gasly, a close friend of Hubert’s, admitted to having “very conཧtradictory” emotions about racing at Spa. 

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