Fittipaldi applauds Max, Leclerc’s ‘art of driving’

Double World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi has applauded Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc’s “on the limit” racing in Saudi Arabia.

That, he says, is the “art of driving”.

Following on from their Bahrain battle, Verstappen and Leclerc were back at it at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit as they fought for the win.

That went Verstappen’s way, the reigning World Champion coming out on top in what Christian Horner called a “game of cat and mouse” through the DRS zones late in the race.

Fittipaldi loved every moment of it.

After you…

No, after you…

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“I love to watch because they are driving on the limits but still respecting each others’ space,” he told F1 TV.

“They were right on the edge, some times they are locking wheels, nearly, right on the limit – it is great to see.

“That is called the art of driving.”

With a closely-contested race for the win for the second race in a row, Fittipaldi believes Formula 1 has improved the show with its all-new cars.

This season the sport has adopted ground effect aerodynamics as the downforce philosophy, building cars that can follow more closely than yesteryear’s.

It has shown in the racing.

“I think it is a great show,