Max Verstappen: Smaller team-mate gaps are down to "easier" cars as Andrea Stella disagrees
Red Bull's Max Verstappen thinks the narrow gaps between team-mates in 2026 are being helped by this generation of cars being easier to drive on the limit, with McLaren team boss Andrea Stella offering a different view.<br>At Zandvoort Liam Lawson qualified eighth, one tenth behind Verstappen, on a one-off outing for Red Bull to deputise for the injured Isack Hadjar. Meanwhile, reserve driver Yuki ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/max-verstappen-smaller-team-mate-gaps-are-down-to-easier-cars-as-andrea-stella-disagrees/10848431/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-F1&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>